LAND OWNERSHIP QUESTIONED AFTER DIOCESE BANKRUPTCY
December 6, 2005
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PORTLAND (AP) — The first bankruptcy in the nation declared by a Roman Catholic diocese has raised a thorny question whose answer may have an enormous impact on any future claims by victims of alleged priest sex abuse — who owns the churches and the property they are standing on?
Lawyers for the victims say it’s the diocese. Attorneys for the Archdiocese of Portland say it is the individual parishes and Catholic schools. For the full story, click here: http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2005/12/05/news/news10.txt
