Portuguese media are reporting that the Vatican is about to remove the bishop of Fatima and the rector of the shrine. The reason given is the recent instances of the Dalai Lama and a group of Hindus to use the shrine for prayer services. (Pictures taken from a Portuguese television report on the Hindu ceremony have been posted online.)
On the other hand, according to the report, the Portuguese bishops are denying the report. Plus,some of it doesn’t make sense. It says the Vatican has told the bishops’ conference to replace the bishop of Fatima and the rector of the shrine or they will. Well, the conference can replace the rector, but they don’t have the authority to remove and replace a bishop, only the pope does, and even then his authority to force a bishop from office is limited.
