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International

Jun. 30, 2010

More Suits Against Holy See?

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday to let a 2002 landmark clergy abuse case go forward against the Vatican is expected to provoke more claims against the Holy See, the Rome-based central government of the Roman Catholic Church.

By Sandra Hernandez

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday to let a 2002 landmark clergy abuse case go forward against the Vatican is expected to provoke more claims against the Holy See, the Rome-based central government of the Roman Catholic Church.

The High Court refused to consider whether the Vatican could invoke the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act that protects foreign governments from be...

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