Parish property ruled part of payout.PORTLAND -- A federal court has denied the Archdiocese arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch  di·oc of Portland's attempt to separate parish and school properties from the diocesan di·oc·e·san adj. Of or relating to a diocese. n. The bishop of a diocese. diocesan Adjective of or relating to a diocese Noun 1. bankruptcy settlement, reports the Register-Guard of Eugene, Oregon The city of Eugene is the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 60 miles (100 km) east of the Oregon Coast. . Responding to Portland's argument that church law should trump civil law regarding parish ownership, Judge Elizabeth Perris wrote, "The religious organization's internal law is not relevant to the dispute." "[This decision] infringes on the archdiocese's and parishioners' rights to the free exercise of religion," said archdiocesan arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch di·oc attorney Howard Levine. Portland has so far paid $53 million to settle 130 abuse claims and faces an additional 118 unresolved allegations. |
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