A leading Catholic commentator has criticised the church for allowing the bishop to go into retirement rather than facing real punishment.

A leading Catholic commentator has criticised the church for allowing the bishop to go into retirement rather than facing real punishment.
TVN has condemned the decision, calling it an attempt at “censorship and intimidation”.
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The three men had been found guilty by a lower court, but were yesterday acquitted on appeal.
Despite learning of abuse accusations in the mid-1990s, the church allowed the priest to continue working in education.
An archbishop will call on the Vatican to open an investigation