Bishops found to be "negligent" when dealing with cases of sexual abuse will be investigated and could be removed from office, a papal decree said on Saturday.
Pope Francis has pledged zero tolerance for anyone in the church who abuses children and likened such abuse to a "satanic mass." In 2014 he established a Vatican commission intended to set best practices to root out abuse in parishes.
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