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August 28, 2009
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - The bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport is distributing a letter to all parishes in the diocese explaining why it opposes the release of documents generated by lawsuits against priests for alleged sexual abuse.
Bishop William Lori says all priests named in the documents have already been publicly identified and none are working for the church.
He says the diocese agreed to provide some documents in the case with the understanding that they would remain under seal, but the case judge later ruled they could be released to several newspapers.
The diocese appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg ruled Thursday that the documents cannot remain sealed, but the diocese is now asking conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to take up the case.
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