Why Has Pope Francis Hamstrung the U.S. Bishops?

Pope Francis has ordered the Catholic Bishops of the United States to refrain from voting on a code of conduct and a lay-led oversight body to investigate bishops accused of misconduct. The President of the USCCB, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, told prelates of the Pope's instruction as they were gathered for the opening session of their highly anticipated Fall Meeting in Baltimore.