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For bishops like Hoeppner and Binzer, what comes next?

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Ed. Condon
and
JD Flynn
Apr 14, 2021
∙ Paid

Bishops in the news this week point to a question important but unaddressed by the Apostolic See and U.S. Catholic leaders: What should happen next for bishops forced to leave office after failures in administrative leadership and governance? 

Should they be formally deposed? Are they expected to ride off into the sunset? Is there some role for them in t…

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