“McCormick’s lawsuit also accused then-Bishop Daniel Ryan of having multiple homosexual relationships, including one involving a 15-year-old boy in 1984. The allegations against Ryan were presented in the suit to try to prove the former bishop’s alleged actions created an atmosphere within the diocese that tolerated child abuse… Ryan resigned as bishop in October 1999, one week before McCormick’s case was filed in Sangamon County Circuit Court. Ryan maintained at the time, however, that his resignation was unrelated to the allegations of sexual misconduct.”