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January 15, 2012

AP: More US Catholics using church legal system to challenge bishops; outgrowth of abuse scandal

by Rachel Zoll
The Associated Press

Parents upset by the admission policy at a parochial school. Clergy and parishioners at odds over use of their building. A priest resisting a transfer to another parish.

It was once assumed that disagreements like these in the Roman Catholic Church would end one way: with the highest-ranking cleric getting the last word.

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