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A foundation set up by the New Orleans Saints' ownership has donated at least $62 million to the Archdiocese of New Orleans and local Catholic pursuits over the last 12 years, according to Jim Mustian, Reese Dunklin and Brett Martel of the Associated Press.
The report comes amid questions as to the Saints' relationship with the archdiocese, particularly in regard to how the team advised the archdiocese when it released a list of clergy members who had been accused of sexual assault.
Lawyers representing victims of the abuse alleged in a lawsuit the Saints offered input on which names should be included on the list, per the AP's Jim Mustian:
"The Saints appear to have had a hand in determining which names should or should not have been included on the pedophile list.