Jesuit Fr. Hans Zollner, left, and
Cardinal Sean O'Malley at a news conference launching the Center for
Child Protection at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
(Credit: CNS/Paul Haring.)
"I believe this is a
very important step," said Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, one of the
Church's leading experts on the fight against child sexual abuse, of a
new move by Pope Francis to lay out procedures for removing bishops who
are negligent in handling abuse allegations. "It doesn’t clarify
everything, but it gives a clear signal to bishops: they have to follow
the rules."