Experts: Canon law second in church property cases.(News)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: August 29, 2002| Author: Sullivan, Jack | Copyright information

Leading canon law experts said yesterday that civil statute and not the church's code is the deciding factor in property ownership, an opinion that could open the door for the Boston archdiocese to sell off property to pay victims of clergy sexual abuse.

Archdiocese officials said a Herald report that found nearly $160 million in excess property was misleading. While the officials acknowledged that the records list the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston as owner, canon ...

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