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The Massachusetts charitable immunity law caps damages in lawsuits against a nonprofit at $20,000 — including those alleging child sexual abuse. That means some lawyers won't take these cases.
The declaration, issued by the Vatican’s doctrinal office, gives priests greater flexibility to bless LGBTQ Catholics in same-sex unions.
The leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston on Tuesday praised Pope Francis for formally allowing priests to bless same-sex couples but stressed that the announcement does not mean the pontiff is backing LGBTQ marriages.
The policy will affect more than 5,000 students who attend Catholic schools in the Diocese of Worcester in Massachusetts.
Here are this week's Free for All letters.