No one bothered to look at the News story I last posted the URL for (which was a different story then the one I posting a link for below.... ) ...this time I'll include the title so you're more apt to read it

US catholic church paid 615 mln dlrs for abuse cases in 2007
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iJGuPIThz-KZIr8Us0Fr6by_nVtA