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US federal appeals court allows sex-abuse lawsuit against Vatican
November 25, 2008
A US federal appeals court has ruled that three men can proceed with a sex-abuse lawsuit in which the Vatican is named as a defendant. The 6th Circuit said that although the Holy See, as a sovereign nation, is immune from most lawsuits, the plaintiffs can proceed with their argument that Vatican officials were involved in a deliberate effort to cover up evidence of sexual abuse by American priests. The case could be appealed to the US Supreme Court.
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