On Friday, Pope Francis changed the way that bishops and cardinals who work in the Vatican will be tried if suspected of criminal activity, ruling that they will be judged by the same lay tribunal that judges other criminal cases.
NPR reported: “Under the law published Friday, Vatican-based high prelates who work in the Holy See will be tried by the lay court that also hears criminal cases. They will no longer be given special judicial treatment by a body made up of high-ranking clergy members known as the court of cassation.”
.png)
.png)
