Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a fierce ultra-conservative critic of Pope Francis, has been found guilty of schism and excommunicated, the Vatican's doctrinal office said on Friday.

Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a fierce ultra-conservative critic of Pope Francis, has been found guilty of schism and excommunicated, the Vatican’s doctrinal office said on Friday. Vigano, the papal envoy in Washington from 2011-2016, went into hiding in 2018 after alleging that the pope knew for years about sexual misconduct by U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and did nothing about it.

  • fireweed@lemmy.world
    3·
    5 months ago

    Vigano referred to the pope only by his surname, “Bergoglio”, and accused him of representing an “inclusive, immigrationist, eco-sustainable, and gay-friendly” Church

    First time I’ve ever heard the words “inclusive” and “eco-sustainable” used with the intent of condemnation.

    • Rakonat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      Feels like a dog whistle. Things western world is pushing for, and he’s spewing it like he’s some middle eastern despot criticizing men for letting their daughters go to school