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04 Jun: Judge denies Vatican’s motion in abuse case

PORTLAND, Ore.– A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a sex abuse lawsuit against the Vatican can move forward with its claim that the Holy See bears responsibility for a priest who was transferred from city to city, including Chicago, even though he was known to be a molester.

25 May: Two brothers sue Joliet Catholic diocese

Suit alleges sex abuse by priests in ’70s, ’80s
Two brothers filed lawsuits against the Catholic Diocese of Joliet Wednesday, alleging that two priests at a Mokena church sexually abused them in the late 1970s and early 1980s.