Boston Archdiocese to file for bankruptcy

THE Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy rather than face a costly legal battle that could last years.

Scores of alleged victims of a paedophile priest in the Boston area have sued the archdiocese for damages amounting to millions of dollars.

Senior advisers to Cardinal Bernard Law favour filing for bankruptcy, and any decision must be approved by the cardinal, according to The Boston Sunday Globe, citing unnamed sources close to the archdiocese.