Apostolic letter stresses need for ‘special diligence’ in caring for minors and vulnerable adults. VATICAN CITY – Catholic bishops guilty of negligence in child abuse
cases can now be dismissed from office, Pope Francis said Saturday in a
move hiking pressure on the Church’s hierarchy.
The move was announced just two weeks after the pope came under fire for
meeting a top French cardinal accused of covering up for a pedophile
priest in a scandal that has shaken France’s Catholic Church.