Read the first sentence of the article again.
Already did.
Now read and comprehend that the Vatican has backed itself into a wall.
The Vatican HAS expelled Bishops, priests, etc. Yet the Vatican wants to now say that dioceses are run independently.
They can’t have it both ways.
If the Vatican can expel Bishops, priests, etc, and they have, then they can also stop a priest who was accused of sexual abuse in Ireland from coming to Oregon.
That is the heart of the matter here. If The Vatican knew that he was sexually abusing in Ireland then they could and should have kept him from coming to Oregon.