SANTIAGO, Chile - An appeals court in Chile ruled Wednesday that the Roman Catholic Church must pay compensation to three victims of the Rev. Fernando Karadima sits in court before testifying in a case that three of his victims brought against the country's Catholic Church in Santiago, Chile. A court in Chile ruled Wednesday, March 29, 2019, that the Roman Catholic Church must pay compensation to the three, victims of the Rev. ( Domenico Stinellis, File / AP Photo )The ruling could prompt hundreds of other people who have reported clerical sexual abuses or coverups by the Chilean Catholic church to seek compensation. Chilean church officials declined to comment on the ruling, which can be appealed before the Supreme Court.

Source: thestar March 27, 2019 18:16 UTC