In a new Apostolic Letter, issued motu
proprio, Pope Francis has established new norms providing for the
removal of Bishops (or those equivalent to them in Canon Law) from their
offices, especially in cases of sexual abuse of minors or vulnerable
adults.In a new Apostolic Letter, issued motu proprio,
Pope Francis has established new norms providing for the removal of
Bishops (or those equivalent to them in Canon Law) from their offices in
cases where they have “through negligance, committed or omitted acts
that have caused grave harm to others, either with regard to physical
persons, or with regard to the community itself.”
The Apostolic Letter "Come una madre amorevole”
(As a Loving Mother) also clarifies that, with regard “to abuse of
minors or vulnerable adults, it is sufficient that the lack of diligence
be grave.”
