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Vatican defrocks anti-abortion priest Frank Pavone : NPR


Frank Pavone, head of Priests for Life, was fired by the Vatican for what it called “blasphemous communication on social media” as well as “persistent disobedience” by the bishop. your item.

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Frank Pavone, head of Priests for Life, was fired by the Vatican for what it called “blasphemous communication on social media” as well as “persistent disobedience” by the bishop. your item.

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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has dethroned an anti-abortion American priest, Frank Pavone, for what it calls “blasphemous communication on social media” as well as his “persistent disobedience” his bishop.

A letter to the US bishops from the Vatican’s ambassador to the US, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, received Sunday, states the decision against Pavone, the head of the anti-abortion group Priests for the Good live, was given on November 9, and that there was no chance at all. for an appeal.

Pavone was investigated by the then diocese of Amarillo, Texas for placing an aborted fetus on the altar and posting videos of it on two social media sites in 2016. He frequently posts about politics. The United States and abortion, as well as a video of aborted fetuses, were accompanied by a post saying that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic platform would allow abortion to continue and that Donald Trump and the Republican platform would protect unborn children.

Pavone remains a staunch supporter of Trump: His Twitter handle features an image of him wearing a “MAGA” hat with a background image of the former US president, whom many conservatives have praised for his candidacy. His Supreme Court nominee overturned the landmark decision guaranteeing the constitutional right to abortion in the United States.

In a tweet on Sunday, Pavone sounded defiant, comparing his fate to that of his unborn child.

“So in every profession, including the priesthood, if you protect the unborn, you’ll be treated like them! The only difference is that when we were “aborted”, we kept going. continued speaking, loud and clear.”

His supporters immediately condemned the measure, including Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, who called US President Joe Biden’s support of abortion rights “evil”.

“The blasphemy is that this holy priest is abolished while an evil president promotes denial of the truth and murder of unborn children everywhere, Vatican officials promote immorality and denial of faith and priests promoting gender confusion wreaks havoc on life…evil,” Strickland tweeted.

Pavone complained to the Vatican about restrictions placed on his ministry by bishop Amarillo in 2011, having succeeded in easing restrictions and moving out of Texas while still working with Priests because Life.

In his letter, Pierre cites information from the Congregation for Clergy that Pavone was fired – he could no longer present himself as a priest – after being found guilty in a canonical procedure “communicating blasphemy on social media and repeatedly disobeying the law”. instructions of his diocesan bishop.” The letter was first reported by the Catholic News Agency.

The statement said Pavone was given “many opportunities to defend himself” as well as submit to his bishop. “It was determined that Father Pavone had no reasonable justification for his actions.”

The statement concluded that since Priests for Life is not a Catholic organization, it will be up to the group to decide whether he can continue his role “as a layperson”.

Laicization, or being reduced to layman status, is one of the harshest sanctions in church canon law.

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