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Boston Archdiocese Considers Bankruptcy

By Tovia Smith

Published December 1, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

The Archdiocese of Boston considers filing for bankruptcy. The unprecedented move would protect the archdiocese from a costly court battle stemming from sex-abuse allegations, but some say it would amount to an admission of negligence. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

Tovia Smith

Tovia Smith is an award-winning NPR National Correspondent based in Boston, who's spent more than three decades covering news around New England and beyond.

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