Obama Admin Backs Vatican Immunity in Sexual Abuse Suit

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Admin Backs Vatican Immunity in Sexual Abuse Suit

The Obama administration is backing the Vatican’s claim to immunity from lawsuits over sexual abuse by US priests. In a brief filed with the Supreme Court last week, the administration’s solicitor general’s office says an appeals court wrongly allowed an alleged abuse victim to proceed with a lawsuit against the Vatican. The plaintiff’s suit says the Vatican should be held responsible for transferring the priest to Oregon despite previous allegations of abuse.

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[ladjf]

1. Why would he do that? nt

[glitch]

2. It's the law. It's also within the law to expel the "ambassadors" who we believe commit crimes

under the cover of diplomatic immunity. Maybe even cut off diplomatic relations entirely.

So how far do we follow the law?

[TacticalPeek]

3. That does it for moi.

</washes hands>

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4. Bump

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5. Another article:

http://www.puppetgov.com/2010/05/26/obama-admin-backs-vatican%E2%80%99s-claim-of-immunity-to-sexual-abuse-lawsuits-2/

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6. Bump

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7. Bump

[BlueIris]

8. Disgusting. nt

[Greyhound]

9. K&R for more "change"...

[SemiCharmedQuark]

10. This is not about the Catholic church, it is about the law. It's been discussed in one of the other

4 threads about this.

[Greyhound]

11. This is a specious argument.

The laws in question are, like almost all of them, open to interpretation, thus the courts. Supposedly, we fight for what we know is right, at least that the image we like to project.

Weaseling your way around sticky issues is not justice, it's not diplomacy, and it sure isn't leadership.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

12. Here is the thread with the brief explained.

No, it is not as simple as the headline would suggest:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8415980&mesg_id=8415980

[Greyhound]

13. The fact that the 9th allowed it to proceed cedes my point. The law is open to interpretation. n/t

[Initech]

14. It's official: we are living in the matrix.

[BlueIris]

15. That's how I feel. nt

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16. Bump