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Politics : The Clown-Free Bible Study Zone
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From: S. maltophilia8/1/2013 1:14:46 AM
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Shari--um...Catholic law trumps US law:

In a decision that could have far-reaching implications for religious institutions around the country,a federal judge has ruled against forcing the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to tap its cemetery funds to pay sex abuse claims in its bankruptcy.

In issuing the ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Rudolph T. Randa said including the funds would violate free exercise of religion under the First Amendment and a 1993 law aimed at protecting religious freedom. Randa cited the Catholic belief in the resurrection, which teaches that the body ultimately reunites with the soul, and the role of Catholic cemeteries in the exercise of that belief under canon law.

"The sacred nature of Catholic cemeteries — and compliance with the church's historical and religious traditions and mandates requiring their perpetual care — are understood as a fundamental exercise of this core belief," said Randa in overturning an earlier decision by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Susan V. Kelley.

The decision was a major victory for the archdiocese, and appears to eliminate one of the last large assets available to sex abuse victims who have filed claims in the bankruptcy.

"We are thrilled," said attorney Timothy Nixon, who represents the archdiocese's Catholic Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust and its sole trustee, Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki. The trust and Listecki had sued the bankruptcy.........
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