Victims have alleged that the archdiocese created the trust to protect funds from any legal liability in lawsuits. They believed their viewpoint was bolstered on July 1, when the archdiocese released a trove of documents, including a 2007 letter from then-Archbishop Timothy Dolan to the Vatican saying the creation of the trust would offer "improved protection of these funds from any legal claim and liability."
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