Catholic Church to Defy Federal Judge's Ruling

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Roman Catholic Archbishop John Vlazny says the church will follow its own internal law on property ownership, defying a federal bankruptcy judge's ruling on how to satisfy claims by victims of alleged priestly sex abuse.

Vlazny told the Catholic Sentinel, the archdiocesan newspaper, that he considers church buildings and land the property of individual parishes, not the archdiocese. In a Dec. 30 ruling on the Portland Archdiocese, which filed for bankruptcy in 2004, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Perris said the archdiocese controlled these properties.

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Catholic Church to Defy Federal Judge's Ruling

Vlazny said the church will follow its interna...

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