Vatican reprimands Swiss bishops for their handling of abuse allegations

The Vatican has reprimanded several Swiss bishops in connection with allegations of sexual abuse and their handling of it, including cover-ups. The Swiss Bishops' Conference announced on Friday that no canonical criminal proceedings will take place. "Errors, shortcomings and omissions in the area of canonical procedural norms have been identified, which the bishops deeply regret," said the Swiss Bishops' Conference, summarising the response of the dicastery, a kind of arbitration body in the Vatican. There had been no misconduct that would require the opening of criminal proceedings within the Church today. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In June 2023, the Dicastery for Bishops commissioned the Bishop of Chur, Joseph Maria Bonnemain, to conduct a preliminary canonical investigation to look into various allegations against several Swiss bishops. According to the Swiss Bishops' Conference, the results were forwarded to the Dicastery for Bishops in Rome at ...