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Product Liability

Oct. 12, 2002

Attorneys Debate Applying Canon Law in Abuse Cases

LOS ANGELES - A key factor in priest molestation lawsuits is canon law, a 1,400-year-old body of religious doctrine that defines the structure and everyday operations of Catholic dioceses, including job descriptions for various officials and the limits of their power.

By Jeffrey Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - A key factor in priest molestation lawsuits is canon law, a 1,400-year-old body of religious doctrine that defines the structure and everyday operations of Catholic dioceses, including job descriptions for various officials and the limits of their power.
        Yet the question...

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