The owner of the New Orleans Saints said Monday that the NFL team played no role in determining which priests would be named in the list of "credibly accused" clergy published by the area's Roman Catholic Church.
Gayle Benson, a devout Catholic who has donated millions of dollars to church causes, also said in a lengthy statement that she has never "contributed nor will ever make payments" to pay for legal settlements to the victims of clergy abuse.
"To suggest that I would offer money to the Catholic Church to pay for anything related to the clergy-molestation issue sickens me," she added.