The demarche could prompt the Vatican to remove Vangheluwe’s bishop title after all. After all, the church has already punished him for the years of sexual abuse of his then underage cousin, and can therefore not do so a second time, the Vatican reasons.
The papal nuncio in our country also indicated this in a conversation with Justice Minister Van Tigchelt, the latter replied in Parliament after a question from fellow party member Katja Gabriëls. The Open VLD Deputy Prime Minister stated in Parliament that the images “could possibly, according to contacts, be a new element under ecclesiastical law on the basis of which the title could still be revoked”