No, if that was his goal, he wouldn’t be suing the media. No way his case should survive summary judgment unless he’s willing to testify.
Remember, in the earlier case, the issue wasn’t whether he he had to testify, it was whether the girl could. “Shortly before trial was scheduled to commence in the present matter, the Church filed its motion in limine, seeking to prevent the plaintiffs from “mentioning, referencing, and/or introducing evidence at trial of any confessions that may or may not have taken place” between plaintiffs’ minor child and the priest...”
“seeking to prevent the plaintiffs from “mentioning, referencing, and/or introducing evidence at trial of any confessions that may or may not have taken place†between plaintiffs’ minor child and the priest..”
Still, the way I read that, he is not commenting because to do so would violate the sanctity of the confessional.