By Christopher Gunty | Catholic Review

The Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors filed a joint motion Dec. 10 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that stipulates that the archdiocese will not use charitable immunity as a defense in the case.

The State of Maryland allows the defense of charitable immunity, based on the idea that it would be unfair for charitable organizations to pay for civil damages arising from lawsuits with funds received from donors, according to the People’s Law Library of Maryland.