War crimes trial judge tasked by Pope Francis to probe Quebec cardinal
The retired judge will also be able to collect useful information for his investigation from all people or institutions
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The retired judge will also be able to collect useful information for his investigation from all people or institutions
Cases involving vulnerable adults who have an imperfect use of reason should be referred to offices of Roman Curia
In cases of a cleric sexually abusing a “vulnerable adult,” the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith investigates and judges only cases involving “persons who habitually have an imperfect use of reason.”
A multiyear Vatican investigation into Archbishop John Nienstedt found he acted ‘imprudently’ but not criminally under canon law.
Diocese of Rochester, New York, served with civil lawsuit involving a 41-year-old priest and a male parishioner in his 20s