The New American by James Murphy
A prominent Catholic priest has been laicized, or defrocked, by the Roman Catholic Church over conduct that the Vatican called “blasphemous.” The decision to remove Father Frank Pavone from the priesthood was apparently made on November 9 by the Vatican, and came to light last week in a letter dated December 13 from the Vatican ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Christophe Pierre.
Pavone, a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump and the national director of the pro-life organization Priests for Life, was dismissed by the Vatican for “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience of the lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop.”
While it was unclear just what “blasphemy” Pavone may have uttered, a 2020 tweet from the former priest may show some of what upset the progressive Vatican under the social-justice Pope Francis…
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