Even as the leadership of a Hollidaysburg-based Franciscan province
is called to account in criminal court for its handling of a sex
offender, the case is raising a broader question:
Just how accountable are male religious orders for following the U.S. Catholic Church's zero-tolerance policy adopted in 2002? Such orders are typically authorized by the pope and consist of priests and brothers who make specific vows, typically to poverty, chastity and obedience, with some orders having additional vows.
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2016/03/20/Male-religious-orders-may-not-be-accountable-to-Catholic-Church/stories/201603200109
Just how accountable are male religious orders for following the U.S. Catholic Church's zero-tolerance policy adopted in 2002? Such orders are typically authorized by the pope and consist of priests and brothers who make specific vows, typically to poverty, chastity and obedience, with some orders having additional vows.
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2016/03/20/Male-religious-orders-may-not-be-accountable-to-Catholic-Church/stories/201603200109