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I respectfully disagree. That is exactly what the Pope is doing here. They don't need to send him to Rome to remove him from his position. They can just tell him to retire---maybe they can even support a claim of a health condition which mandates retirement.

They don't need to send him to Rome, but if you've been following, they don't want to look like the general public can decide who shoulf be an archbishop. They're moving him to Rome to avoid making it look like public pressure forced him to resign. I guarantee he will be back for any legal matter. (Law himself propbably thought until the last minute he could remain archbishop. Maybe he still does.)

Time will tell if he comes back for his deposition. I seriously doubt he will (I believe that the Vatican will claim diplomatic immunity even if the plaintiff's offer to go to Vatican City). But, hey, I can be wrong. Hope I am.