{"id":237278,"date":"2024-07-05T11:52:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T15:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=237278"},"modified":"2024-07-05T11:52:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T15:52:56","slug":"supremely-courageous-heroic-archbishop-vigano-excommunicated-by-vatican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=237278","title":{"rendered":"

Supremely Courageous & Heroic Archbishop Vigano Excommunicated By Vatican<\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ROME (AP) \u2014 The Vatican has excommunicated its former ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, after finding him guilty of schism, an inevitable end for the firebrand conservative who became one of\u00a0Pope Francis<\/a><\/span>\u00a0‘ most ardent critics and\u00a0a symbol of the polarized Catholic Church in the U.S. and beyond.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Vatican\u2019s doctrine office imposed the penalty after a meeting of its members on Thursday and informed Vigano of its decision Friday, a press statement said.<\/p>\n

It cited Vigano\u2019s \u201crefusal to recognize and submit to the Supreme Pontiff, his rejection of communion with the members of the church subject to him, and of the legitimacy and magisterial authority of the Second Vatican Council.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Vatican excommunication means that Vigano is formally outside the church, and cannot celebrate or receive its sacraments, for having committed one of the gravest crimes in canon law: schism. A schism occurs when someone withdraws submission to the pope or from the communion of Catholics who are subject to him.<\/p>\n

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