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Keeping The Faith: The Rights Of Parishioners In Church Reorganizations, Theresa J. Pulley Radwan
Keeping The Faith: The Rights Of Parishioners In Church Reorganizations, Theresa J. Pulley Radwan
Washington Law Review
Faced with significant potential liability to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of church personnel, four archdioceses and dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The bankruptcy proceedings present a multitude of novel issues, including valuation of tort claims against the church and determination of the property available to pay those claims. While each issue has the potential to affect parishioners of the church, the issue of property ownership may have a particularly strong effect. Under both canon law and state incorporation statutes, an archdiocese or diocese owns all assets of its churches. …
Keeping The Faith: The Rights Of Parishioners In Church Reorganizations, Theresa J. Pulley Radwan
Keeping The Faith: The Rights Of Parishioners In Church Reorganizations, Theresa J. Pulley Radwan
Washington Law Review
Faced with significant potential liability to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of church personnel, four archdioceses and dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The bankruptcy proceedings present a multitude of novel issues, including valuation of tort claims against the church and determination of the property available to pay those claims. While each issue has the potential to affect parishioners of the church, the issue of property ownership may have a particularly strong effect. Under both canon law and state incorporation statutes, an archdiocese or diocese owns all assets of its churches. …