Decades of abuse by the Catholic Church resulted
in multimillion-dollar settlements and the bankruptcy of the Diocese of
Helena, but it will take more than money to make things right for
survivors.
On a wall in the St. Ignatius Mission, amid periwinkle panels and
gold-colored trim, a large mural depicts a pit of fire packed to the
brim with agonized faces paying for their sins. Many of those faces are
Native American, their brown complexion framed by black braids,
surrounded by fire and brimstone.