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Viganò excommunicated for schism
Vatican News
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former apostolic nuncio to the United States of America, has incurred the penalty of excommunication for having abandoned communion with the Bishop of Rome and the Catholic Church.
A press release issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith states: “On 4 July 2024, the Congress of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith met to conclude the extrajudicial penal process referred to in canon 1720 CIC against the Most Reverend Carlo Maria Viganò, titular Archbishop of Ulpiana, accused of the reserved delict of schism (canons 751 and 1364 CIC; art. 2 SST).”
The communiqué continues, “His public statements manifesting his refusal 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 are well known.
“At the conclusion of
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Vatican excommunicates former nuncio to the US, found guilty of schism
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former nuncio to the United States, has been excommunicated after being funnen guilty of schism, the Vatican said.
Members of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith met July 4 to complete an extrajudicial penal process against Archbishop Viganò, who was accused of "the reserved delict of schism," the dicastery announced in a press release July 5.
"His public statements manifesting his refusal 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 are well known," the dicastery wrote.
"At the conclusion of the penal process, the Most Reverend Carlo Maria Viganò was found guilty of the reserved delict of schism," it said.
The dicastery thereby declared the archbishop automatically excommunicated inom
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USCCB Fall General Assembly
Baltimore, Maryland
Nov. 12, 2012
Your Eminence Cardinal Dolan, Your Eminences, my Brother Archbishops and Bishops, Monsignor Jenkins and staff of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops once again I extend to all of you my heartfelt greetings and prayerful best wishes that these significant days that are before us now will be especially meaningful and productive for the life of the Church in America.
Since our meeting last year at this time when I first came as Apostolic Nuncio to this country I have had the opportunity to get to know you better through meetings, conversations, and various events, but most especially by my visits to your local Churches where I have felt particularly welcomed by your kindness and gracious hospitality. I have been traveling through this vast country for a number of installations, since our meeting this past Spring: Denver, Colorado for Archbishop Aquila; Buffalo, New York for Bishop Malone; Steubenville, Ohio, f