La Paz, Bolivia, Dec 16, 2010 / 14:46 pm
Church leaders in Bolivia are responding to the government's decision to revoke the diplomatic passports of the country's bishops.
The vicar general of the Archdiocese of Santa Cruz, Fr. Robert Herman Flock responded to the decision, saying the bishops are not concerned with the new policy.
Fr. Herman said the diplomatic passports were “privileges (the bishops) enjoyed in the past,” but added that they are no longer necessary.
In the future, he continued, if Cardinal Julio Terrazas of Santa Cruz “travels to other countries, he will travel with his Bolivian passport and his Vatican City passport.”