The Milwaukee archdiocese confirmed that it had offered the payoffs as `` the most expedient and cost-effective way '' to get rid of them . ` Dolan 's old archdiocese in Milwaukee filed for bankruptcy in the face of abuse lawsuits . The Archdiocese of New York is also facing a lawsuit from victims who say it covered up sexual misconduct by priests and failed to report them when they were reported. Dolan is now archbishop of New York and a cardinal who will help choose the next pope .
Dolan 's old archdiocese in Milwaukee filed for bankruptcy in the face of abuse lawsuits . The Archdiocese of New York is also facing a lawsuit from victims who say it covered up sexual misconduct by priests and failed to report them when they were reported. Dolan is now archbishop of New York and a cardinal who will help choose the next pope .