Italian Priest Excommunicated for Calling Pope Francis a ‘Usurper’
Bishop Simone Giusti informed his diocese that Catholics are not to attend any Masses offered by the excommunicated priest.
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Mexican Bishop: Thief Who Stole Eucharist Is Excommunicated
The incident occurred the morning of Nov. 25 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapel, part of Our Lady of Schoenstatt parish located on the outskirts of Saltillo in the Mexican border state of Coahuila.
Aftershocks of the Latest Father Rupnik Earthquake
COMMENTARY: The whole stomach-churning affair has constituted another major stain on Pope Francis’ record on sex abuse cases.
Canonical Questions Over Father Rupnik’s Excommunication and Its Lifting
Canonist Marc Balestrieri reviews important issues that remain in play with respect to the Jesuit priest’s conviction in 2020 of violating the confessional by absolving a person with whom he had engaged in sexual activity.
If Thy Right Eye Scandalize Thee: What Should Be Done With Father Rupnik’s Art?
COMMENTARY: Perhaps we can better understand what is at stake by comparing Father Rupnik’s career to that of Gianlorenzo Bernini.
The Father Rupnik Case: A Timeline
A closer look at the sequence of events to-date about the investigation and excommunication of the world-renowned Slovenian priest.
Jesuit Superior: Father Marko Rupnik Was Automatically Excommunicated in 2019
The clergyman committed a crime of the sacrament of confession, which is one of the most serious crimes in the Catholic Church. The Jesuit is alleged to have also sexually abused members of a women’s institute of religious life in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
On Papal Flight, Pope Francis Tackles Debate Over Communion for Politicians Who Support Abortion
Out of the six questions that the Pope was asked during the in-flight press conference, he spent the most time speaking about the topic of abortion and the reception of Communion by politicans who support abortion.
Bishop Soto Excommunicates Priest Who Rejects Pope Francis
Father Jeremy Leatherby of Sacramento says he stands by his claim that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is the true pope.
Excommunication, Abortion and Catholic Lawmakers: What Can Be Done?
Bishop Edward Scharfenberger of Albany, New York, discusses possible canon-law responses in the wake of New York State’s new legislation that removed third-trimester-abortion restrictions.
