The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn., got more time to construct a financial reorganization plan Thursday when a bankruptcy court judge extended its deadline to Nov. 30, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported today. Archdiocese attorneys argued that it needed more time to work with insurance carriers and to determine a more precise number of abuse claims. The Twin Cities archdiocese has been in mediation with its creditors since filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy Jan. 16. The bankruptcy came in response to an unprecedented wave of clergy abuse lawsuits filed since 2013, when Minnesota temporarily lifted its statute of limitations on older abuse cases.
