Canon 1295: Regarding a Bishop's Request that Parishes Share in Funding the Monetary Obligation Arising from the Settlement of Sexual Abuse Cases
A pastor of three parishes in a U.S. diocese objected to the imposition of a tax on all parishes to help pay off the debt incurred as a result of the diocese having filed bankruptcy in the wake of its sexual abuse lawsuits. The pastor sought recourse to the Congregation for Clergy in 2018 and then t...
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| Language: | English |
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2022
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Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2022
Year: 2022, Pages: 20-28 |
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Catholic church, Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 1295
/ Sexual abuse
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| IxTheo Classification: | SA Church law; state-church law SB Catholic Church law |
| Summary: | A pastor of three parishes in a U.S. diocese objected to the imposition of a tax on all parishes to help pay off the debt incurred as a result of the diocese having filed bankruptcy in the wake of its sexual abuse lawsuits. The pastor sought recourse to the Congregation for Clergy in 2018 and then to the Apostolic Signatura in 2019. Following are selections from the correspondence from the case. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2022
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