Pope updates Vatican judicial laws so cardinals, bishops can face trial catholicsun.org

Updating the laws that govern the Vatican’s civil judicial system, Pope Francis stated that cardinals and bishops accused of a crime can now be tried in a Vatican court.

The pope said the new measure, issued “motu proprio,” on his own accord, reflects the “fundamental equality of all” by ensuring that the Vatican judicial system conforms to the principle that “among all the faithful there is true equality in dignity and in action.”…

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