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A key deadline has come and gone for bankruptcy court claims against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. 

Clergy abuse, cover-up and crisis in the Twin Cities Catholic church

Clergy sex abuse victims and other interested parties had until Monday to file claims. More than 

300 people have filed claims in the bankruptcy

. Parishes, schools and other entities have also filed claims. 

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Now, the process of evaluating those claims begins. 


MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Chris Soper. The University of Minnesota Law School professor has been involved in several Catholic Church bankruptcies.

More than 300 people who say they were sexually abused by priests have filed claims in the archdiocese's  bankruptcy case.

Now that the deadline has passed for alleged victims of clergy sex abuse to file claims against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the process of evaluating those claims begins. By Monday's deadline over 300 people had filed abuse claims with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.   MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Chris Soper, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School who has been involved in several Catholic Church bankruptcies.

Archdiocese claims process enters next step

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