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Ex-altar Boy Claims He Was Molested
suntimes.com 1 week, 6 days agoA man claims a now-deceased priest molested him when he was an 11-year-old altar boy at a Southwest Side parish. The man claims in his suit Monday against the Archdiocese of Chicago that the Rev. John Jordan began molesting him at St. Adrian Parish’s rectory in December 1983 and told him his actions would “cleanse” him of his “sins and mistakes as an altar boy.” The suit claims Jordan would spank the boy with a paddle while forcing him to pray before performing sex acts. The suit also claims the boy was mol
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Illinois Dioceses, Other Catholic Groups Sue Over White House Insurance Mandate
chicagotribune.com 6 days, 23 hours agoEntities say birth control provision violates religious libertyThe Roman Catholic dioceses of Springfield and Joliet have joined 41 other religious institutions filing simultaneous lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration's mandate that many religious employers have their health insurance cover the cost of birth control for employees.
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