KUTV
May 13, 2008
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky attorney wants Pope Benedict to testify in connection with a clergy sex-abuse lawsuit.
William McMurry's request is part of a lawsuit by three men claiming top church officials should have warned about sexual abuse by priests in the Archdiocese of Louisville. A federal judge last year let those claims stand while dismissing other aspects of the lawsuit. It's now pending before a federal appeals court in Cincinnati.
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McMurry argues that the pope should be questioned soon about clergy sex abuse in the Catholic church because he is the most knowledgeable person on the topic and his advanced age makes future testimony unlikely.
A California-based lawyer for the Vatican says the motion is "not appropriate."
Many similar lawsuits have named the pope, the Vatican and other high-ranking church officials as defendants but have failed.
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