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More transparency needed on clerical resignations, says Vatican's safeguarding body

The second annual report from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors urges increasing accountability regarding the public life of clerics.

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Michael Haynes
Oct 16, 2025
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VATICAN CITY (PerMariam) — Greater transparency is needed when clerics resign, according to the Vatican’s own safeguarding commission today.

In the last few years, the resignation of a bishop as announced by the Holy See Press Office has been but a matter of a few words, with no explanation given for the decision. Was the resignation due to reaching the…

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