Australian bishops 'won't be investigated' by Vatican until after royal commission
A Vatican tribunal to judge bishops accused of covering up child sex
abuse is unlikely to investigate any Australian bishops until after the
royal commission has concluded, the church's Truth, Justice and Healing
Council says. The Vatican announced on Wednesday night that it had
established a tribunal under its doctrinal arm, the Congregation for
the Doctrine of the Faith, "to judge bishops with regard to crimes of
the abuse of office when connected to the abuse of minors".
