German bishops’ VP faces ‘Vos estis’ complaint over abuse cases

Bishop Franz-Josef Bode has said he now expects to face a Vatican investigation over his handling of abuse cases in the Diocese of Osnabrück.

The Vatican has received a canonical complaint against Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, the vice president of the German bishops’ conference, concerning the bishop’s handling of abuse cases in the Diocese of Osnabrück. The bishop has said he now expects to face a Vatican investigation.

A spokesman for the Archdiocese of Hamburg confirmed that Archbishop Stefan H…