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May 26, 2010

Admin Backs Vatican Immunity in Sexual Abuse Suit
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The Obama administration is backing the Vatican’s claim to immunity from
lawsuits over sexual abuse by US priests. In a brief filed with the
Supreme Court last week, the administration’s solicitor general’s office
says an appeals court wrongly allowed an alleged abuse victim to proceed
with a lawsuit against the Vatican. The plaintiff’s suit says the
Vatican should be held responsible for transferring the priest to Oregon
despite previous allegations of abuse.



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