“I didn’t decide to take on the Catholic Church. I decided to pursue a story"

[rug]

6. I did a quick search and didn't find a quick answer.

If I had to surmise, I'd say the religion of the plaintiff's attorneys is likely not that much different than the Boston area. That is, a fair amount of Catholics.

I do know that Jeff Anderson, out of Minnesota, has been involved in many of these suits.

Anderson raised three children in the Roman Catholic tradition of his first wife, but his work representing abuse victims in the 1980s turned him off to organized religion. He became an atheist but says he regained his faith 13 years ago, when he began confronting his alcoholism at AA meetings.

"I had to look at myself and turn things over to a higher spiritual power," said Anderson, who doesn't identify with a religious tradition and describes his faith as "eclectic."

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/26/church.abuse.victims.lawyer/