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Facing more clergy abuse lawsuits, Vermont's Catholic Church files for bankruptcy

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Since 2006 , the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington , the state's only diocese, has settled 67 lawsuits for a total of $34 million .

Twenty of those were settled after the Legislature in 2019 removed the statue of limitations on when a claim could be made.

A 2019 report released by the diocese found there were “credible and substantiated” allegations of the sexual abuse of minors against 40 priests in the state since 1950 .

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