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	Vatican Lawyer Says No Merit to Lawsuit Claiming Cover-up of Child Sex Abuse by Chicago Priest The Republic May 11, 2011 http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a1e576beed4a438da33c0ac681974ee5/IL--Priest-Abuse-Vatican-Comment/ A lawyer for the Vatican says there's no merit to a lawsuit claiming the Holy See helped cover up child sexual abuse by a Chicago priest. Jeffrey Lena says the lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court "rehashes the same tired theories already rejected by U.S. courts." The Vatican has argued it's shielded from lawsuits as a sovereign nation. The Chicago suit claims the priest was a "direct agent" of the Vatican. Attorney Jeff Anderson says he's representing a woman whose son was sexually abused by Father Daniel McCormack. He pleaded guilty in 2007 to abusing five children and was sentenced to five years in prison. The Archdiocese of Chicago in 2008 agreed to pay millions to settle claims involving McCormack victims — including the one in the latest suit.
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