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The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will need to pay victims of abuse more than 

 in a settlement that has brought them to the seek bankruptcy protection.

This money will go to about 450 survivors who are represented in the settlement. About $40 million of the $210 million will be paid by the church; the rest will be paid by insurers.

How does the church move on from this? Do parishioners trust the process? Are they confident that the issue of sexual abuse is over within the church? 

 who is the director of communications Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Minneapolis and 

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