Episcopal accountability and the motu proprio

The Vatican took an enormously large step towards completing the Catholic church's assault on the scourge of sexual abuse by clergy on Saturday when Pope Francis issued his motu proprio entitled "Come una madre amorevole" or, in English, "Like a loving mother." My colleague Joshua McElwee was yet again first with the story and you can find his report here.

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