{"id":19768,"date":"2024-07-06T13:50:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T13:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=19768"},"modified":"2024-07-06T14:03:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T14:03:26","slug":"pope-francis-critic-excommunicated-by-the-vatican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=19768","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis\u2019 critic excommunicated by the Vatican"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Italian Archbishop and staunch critic of Pope Francis has been excommunicated by the Vatican, its doctrinal office has said.<\/p>\n

Carlo Maria Vigano was found guilty of schism \u2013 meaning he has split from the Catholic Church \u2013 after years of fierce disagreement with the pontiff.<\/p>\n

The 83-year-old ultra-conservative has previously called on the Pope to resign, accusing him of heresy and criticising his stances on immigration, climate change and same-sex couples.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Vigano was a senior figure in the Church, serving as papal envoy to Washington from 2011 to 2016.<\/p>\n

In 2018 he went into hiding after alleging that the Pope had known about sexual abuse by an American cardinal and failed to act. The Vatican rejected the accusation.<\/p>\n

Over time, the archbishop became associated with US conspiracy theorists, criticising Covid vaccines and alleging a \u201cglobalist\u201d and \u201canti-Christian\u201d project by the UN and other groups \u2013 both familiar conspiratorial themes.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the Vatican\u2019s doctrinal office said his refusal to submit to Pope Francis was clear from his public statements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Most Reverend Carlo Maria Vigano was found guilty of the reserved delict [violation of the law] of schism,\u201d the statement said, adding that he had been excommunicated \u2013 or banished from the church.<\/p>\n

Responding by a post on X, the archbishop linked to the decree that was emailed to him and said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat was attributed to me as guilt for my conviction is now put on record, confirming the Catholic Faith that I fully profess.\u201d<\/p>\n

Archbishop Vigano was charged with schism and denying the pope\u2019s legitimacy last month. At the time, he write on X that he regarded the accusations against him as \u201can honour\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI repudiate, reject, and condemn the scandals, errors, and heresies of Jorge Mario Bergoglio,\u201d he said, using the Argentine Pope\u2019s given name.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis has put himself at odds with traditionalist Catholics by making overtures towards the LGBTQ+ community, championing migrant rights and condemning the excesses of capitalism.<\/p>\n

Last year, he took action against another ultra-conservative critic, dismissing Bishop Joseph E Strickland of Texas when he\u00a0refused to resign after an investigation.<\/p>\n

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