Rome: Catholic bishops guilty of covering up cases
of child sex abuse should be subject to removal, said the Vatican on
Saturday as it laid out new legal guidelines, part of Pope Francis'
attempts to clean up the church's tarnished image after years of
scandals.
A bishop "may legitimately be removed from office for acts committed or omitted by negligence, resulting in the provocation of grave damage to others, either physical persons or a community as a whole," Pope Francis said in a statement.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/pope-to-remove-bishops-who-cover-up-sex-abuse-20160604-gpbtoy.html
A bishop "may legitimately be removed from office for acts committed or omitted by negligence, resulting in the provocation of grave damage to others, either physical persons or a community as a whole," Pope Francis said in a statement.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/pope-to-remove-bishops-who-cover-up-sex-abuse-20160604-gpbtoy.html