Should 'Vos estis' investigations allow for more outcomes?
It’s worth asking whether 'Vos estis' could be more effective if it led to publicly known consequences beyond removal.
Seven years ago this month, a new set of polices came into effect in the Church, promulgated by Pope Francis and intended to address the problems of both clerical sexual misconduct and episcopal negligence in addressing or assessing allegations of sexual abuse and coercion.
The policies, documented in the motu proprio Vos es…