Twenty percent of churchgoing Catholics say they have stopped contributing money to their diocese. One in nine have reduced what they give to their parish. These figures come from a Gallup poll commissioned by Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA). Parishioners want to know how much money bishops have spent on sexual-abuse settlement claims, and how (...)
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