Edited sentence: Current settlements in the Boston suits could reach up to $100 million.Different groups of this religion have found themselves competing against each other, castigating the group that has lesser dedication and rules that are not as strict.In 1997 a jury awarded $120 million to victims in a sex abuse case against the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, which finally agreed to a $30 million settlement.In some cases insurance companies have balked at meeting the cost of large settlements, claiming the actions were deliberate and not covered by insurance.In the past, victims largely kept silent about the abuse.Recently victims have reached settlements with the Church out of court.Such evidence can seen where the catholic church paid $4 million dollars to pay off the molestation of 4 children as described on the following web site,.The Catholic church has been known to have sexual offenders as it's heads, offending and molesting children.The diocese declared bankruptcy and closed many of its agencies and schools.The higher percentages of molestation were reported in places like the Boston Archdiocese (where the New York Times reports 5.3 per cent accused) or Manchester, New Hampshire (where the New York Times says that 7.7 per cent were accused).There have been an estimated 1,400 sexual abuse lawsuits launched against priests since 1985.These divergences in the religion have separated a once unified religion to a group of sects.This degredation can seen throught the change of the puritan ways, as seen in the history of America, through the branching and creation of different ideals such as Christianity, New Born Christians, Morman, and so on.This internal conflict has caused the divergence of the ideals of this religion and therefor, the degredation of its once powerful unity