abused by priests tells fox it is happy the judge is confident in her assessment but adds while this report is ostensibly an attempt at transparency it really feels like another move by officials to handle allegations of abuse in house. the independent review launched a year ago after what dolan called the summer of hell starting with the pennsylvania attorney general's report that 300 priests had abused a thousand victims over 70 year period. that sparked a tide of investigations worldwide, culminating in the pope holding an unprecedented meeting with leading bishops in rome last february. the announcement also comes weeks after new york state's child victim's act opened a one-year window for people who say they were victims of abuse as children, to file suits. no statute of limitations. according to a "wall street journal" report, more than 700 suits have been filed, with a majority against the catholic church. in the past three years, the archdiocese has awarded 67