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Pope Francis Sets Guidelines for Removing Bishops Who Mishandle Sex Abuse Cases New York Times ROME — A year after approving the creation of a new tribunal to discipline bishops who covered up child sex abuse by priests, Pope Francis scrapped that plan on Saturday and issued new guidelines to oust those who have been “negligent” in handling ... Pope scraps abuse tribunal for negligent bishopsWashington Post Pope OKs new rules for sacking bishops who bungle abuse casesUSA TODAY Pope issues plan for removing bishops who fail to act on sex abuseCrux: Covering all things Catholic NPR -CNN -Patheos (blog) all 167 news articles »

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