Because the Diocese of San Diego is facing 450 lawsuits over alleged sexual abuse of minors by priests, religious, and lay diocesan employees, Cardinal Robert McElroy has informed the clergy and faithful that the diocese will file for bankruptcy for a second time. McElroy explained that bankruptcy offers the best pathway for the diocese both to justly compensate victims of sexual abuse and to “continue the church’s mission of education, pastoral service and outreach to the poor and the marginalized.”