George Thomas

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FILE - This June 4, 2004 file photo, Bishop George Thomas, right, acknowledges the packed crowd at the Cathedral of Helena in Helena, Mont. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena planned to file for bankruptcy protection Friday Jan. 31, 2014 in advance of a proposed settlement of $15 million for hundreds of victims who say clergy members sexually abused them over decades while the church covered it up. Thomas apologized to the victims in a statement and said most clergy members who were credibly accused have died, and none remain in active ministry. Also pictured are Monsignor Kevin O'Neill, left, and the Most Rev. Gabriel Montalvo, the apostolic nuncio to the United States. (AP Photo/Independent Record, Jon Ebelt,File)