Levada to Answer Questions on Priest Abuse (phillyBurbs.com) | National
PORTLAND, Ore. -
The American archbishop stepping down to become the Catholic Church's doctrinal watchdog will waive diplomatic immunity and answer questions about clergy sex abuse.
Archbishop William Levada of San Francisco decided Wednesday to honor a subpoena he was served at his farewell Mass last Sunday, accepting the jurisdiction of U.S. courts. He had previously refused to agree to jurisdiction and other conditions.
Abuse victims' attorneys want to question Levada, 69, as part of the bankruptcy case of the Archdiocese of Portland, which he led for nearly a decade before assuming the San Francisco post in 1995.
Last year, Portland became the first Catholic diocese in the nation to declare bankruptcy, citing sex abuse lawsuits seeking more than $155 million in damages.
Levada, who official steps down next week to take the job formerly held by Pope Benedict XVI, will be deposed in early January in San Francisco.
Read the article at phillyBurbs.com dated August 11, 2005
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The American archbishop stepping down to become the Catholic Church's doctrinal watchdog will waive diplomatic immunity and answer questions about clergy sex abuse.
Archbishop William Levada of San Francisco decided Wednesday to honor a subpoena he was served at his farewell Mass last Sunday, accepting the jurisdiction of U.S. courts. He had previously refused to agree to jurisdiction and other conditions.
Abuse victims' attorneys want to question Levada, 69, as part of the bankruptcy case of the Archdiocese of Portland, which he led for nearly a decade before assuming the San Francisco post in 1995.
Last year, Portland became the first Catholic diocese in the nation to declare bankruptcy, citing sex abuse lawsuits seeking more than $155 million in damages.
Levada, who official steps down next week to take the job formerly held by Pope Benedict XVI, will be deposed in early January in San Francisco.
Read the article at phillyBurbs.com dated August 11, 2005
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