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Archbishop Viganò found guilty of schism

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Kathleen N. Hattrup - published on 07/05/24

"His public statements manifesting his refusal to recognize and submit to the Supreme Pontiff ... and of the legitimacy and magisterial authority of the Second Vatican Council are well known."

A brief message from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith announced this July 5, 2024, that a former papal nuncio to the United States has been found guilty of schism.

The 83-year-old Italian native served in the USA from 2011 until his retirement in 2016.

The DDF stated:

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).

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 the penal process, the Most Reverend Carlo Maria Viganò was found guilty of the reserved delict of schism.

The Dicastery declared the latae sententiae excommunication in accordance with canon 1364 § 1 CIC.

The lifting of the censure in these cases is reserved to the Apostolic See.
This decision was communicated to the Most Reverend Viganò on 5 July 2024.

Read more to understand the nature of this crime:

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