Usunięcie z urzędu kościelnego według motu proprio papieża Franciszka Come una madre amorevole
Removal from the ecclesiastical office according to the motu proprio of Pope Francis’s As a loving mother

Summary/Abstract: Pope Francis proclaimed motu proprio As a loving mother on the 4th of June 2016. In the document, the Pope specifies the already existing norms for the removal of a person from the Church office for serious reasons, which are contained in can. 193 CIC/83 and can. 975 of the CCEO. According to the document, this failure is seen in the negligence in exercising the office by diocesan bishops and other subjects mentioned in the motu proprio, which have caused serious harm to the physical person or specific community of the faithful. Among these serious causes is the negligence on the part of those who exercise certain authority to respond to cases of sexual abuse of minors and adults who have a habitual impairment in the use of reason. In addition, the new regulations govern how they can be removed from their posts. If there are serious signs of negligence in the performance to the assigned office, one of the authorized Congregations of the Roman Curia, upon receiving such information, shall carry out administrative inquiries in accordance with the indications contained in the papal document. Upon its conclusion, if the removal of the titular from the office is considered appropriate, the Congregation may issue a suitable decree of removal or encourage the one who holds the authority to resign within fifteen days. If the person concerned fails to submit the resignation within the prescribed time, then the dicastery will be permitted to issue a decree of removal. The decision of the Congregation to remove one from the office requires a special approval of the Bishop of Rome.

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