Byline: DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press
BOSTON -- The Boston Archdiocese agreed Tuesday to pay $85 million to 552 people who claim sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests devastated their lives, giving victims long-awaited recognition of their pain and the U.S. church a chance to move forward from its worst scandal ever.
The settlement is the largest publicly disclosed payout by a U.S. diocese to settle molestation charges.
Finalized after months of negotiations, the pact came with a new pledge from the church to prevent abuse in the future and a sense from victims that the burden of their anguish has been lightened.
``This piece of paper means one thing to me and many men I represent …
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