THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE MADE IT OFFICIAL MONDAY WHEN IT FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY IN THE FACE OF MOUNTING ALLEGATIONS OF PRIEST SEXUAL ABUSE. ARCHBISHOP JOHN C. WESTER SAID LAST WEEK THAT THERE WERE AS MANY AS 40 PENDING CASES. T
HE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE PROGRESS OF THOSE CASES IS NOW HALTED WITH THE CHAPTER 11 FILING. THIS ISN’T A FIRST FOR NEW MEXICO. THE GALLUP DIOCESE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
