Pope Leo XIV Ousts Bishop Accused of Stealing $270,000 — Then Forces Out the Cardinal Who Tried to Shield Him

Bishop Emanuel Shaleta was arrested fleeing the country with cash in his luggage. Cardinal Louis Sako is gone too — and the timing is not a coincidence.

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On March 5, law enforcement agents arrested a Catholic bishop at the San Diego International Airport as he prepared to board a flight to Germany. In his luggage: nearly $10,000 in cash — just below the …