'Vos estis' investigation finds Nienstedt behavior ‘imprudent’ but not canonical crime

The former archbishop of St. Paul-Minneapolis has been cleared of canonical criminal conduct but had his public ministry severely restricted

Archbishop John Nienstedt, the former archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, has been cleared of canonical criminal conduct by an investigation under the norms of Vos estis lux mundi, the archdiocese announced Friday. 

But in response to “imprudent” actions by Nienstedt during his tenure as archbishop, the archbishop has been banned from residing in his…