Legal Opinion
Richard Tomic v. Catholic Diocese of Peoria
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 4, 2006No. 04-4219PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This age-discrimination suit by the former music director and organist of a Catholic diocese, dismissed on a motion to dismiss, requires us to consider the scope of the rule that federal courts may not exercise jurisdiction over the internal affairs of religious associations.
Richard Tomic was employed as the music director and organist both of a Roman Catholic church in Peoria (St. Mary’s Cathedral) and of the Peoria diocese itself. The job description for the diocesan position required him “to assist the Office of Divine Worship in preparing and celebrating various…
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