Bill Dorich
Encyclopedia
William "Bill" Dorich is an American
journalist
and writer whose name is upon the class action suit against the Vatican Bank and others
, a US federal lawsuit
in California
against the Vatican
and Franciscan Order. The lawsuit involves the laundering of Axis loot from former Yugoslavia by the defendants.
Dorich claims that the Roman Catholic Church was involved "up to its eyeballs". That priest
s were directly involved in mass murders committed in the Jasenovac concentration camp
. According to Dorich, the victims in Jasenovac number between 600-700,000 people.
Bill Dorich claims, following documentation in the book Unholy Trinity by Aarons and Loftus that the murderers, including Roman Catholic priests and Franciscan monks, were supplied with false passports from inside the Vatican ratline. That fleeing after the war they were re-settled predominantly in South America
(especially Peronist Argentina), Spain
, and Canada
.
Bill Dorich has invited relatives and descendants of the victims of the war crimes to contact the lawyers handling this suit.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and writer whose name is upon the class action suit against the Vatican Bank and others
Class action suit against the Vatican Bank and others
Alperin v. Vatican Bank is a class action suit by Holocaust survivors against the Vatican Bank and Franciscan Order filed in San Francisco, California on November 15, 1999...
, a US federal lawsuit
Lawsuit
A lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...
in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
against the Vatican
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
and Franciscan Order. The lawsuit involves the laundering of Axis loot from former Yugoslavia by the defendants.
Dorich claims that the Roman Catholic Church was involved "up to its eyeballs". That priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
s were directly involved in mass murders committed in the Jasenovac concentration camp
Jasenovac concentration camp
Jasenovac concentration camp was the largest extermination camp in the Independent State of Croatia and occupied Yugoslavia during World War II...
. According to Dorich, the victims in Jasenovac number between 600-700,000 people.
Bill Dorich claims, following documentation in the book Unholy Trinity by Aarons and Loftus that the murderers, including Roman Catholic priests and Franciscan monks, were supplied with false passports from inside the Vatican ratline. That fleeing after the war they were re-settled predominantly in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
(especially Peronist Argentina), Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Bill Dorich has invited relatives and descendants of the victims of the war crimes to contact the lawyers handling this suit.
See also
- Class action suit against the Vatican Bank and othersClass action suit against the Vatican Bank and othersAlperin v. Vatican Bank is a class action suit by Holocaust survivors against the Vatican Bank and Franciscan Order filed in San Francisco, California on November 15, 1999...
- Vatican bank lawsuit website