Papal archbishop of the Archbishops who was a rival to him Vigano was accused of schism and was excommunicated

Italian archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a fierce ultra-conservative critic of Pope Francis was found guilty of schism and was excommunicated.

VATICAN CITY– Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vgano is a ferocious ultra-conservative criticism of Pope Francis , was accused of schism and excommunicated by the Vatican’s doctrinal office announced on Friday.

Vigano was pope’s ambassador to Washington between 2011 and 2016. He was secluded in the year 2018 following claims that the pope had known for a long time of sexual misconduct that was committed by U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and did nothing about it.

He had advocated for the Pope to be removed and then labeled him an “false prophet” and a “servant of Satan. “

The Vatican rejected Vigano’s claims about the covering-up of sexual misconductand this month, he was summoned to testify against accusations of in a schizophrenia in the church and challenging the credibility of Pope Francis.

in a press release that was released on Friday, the doctrinal authorities stated that his comments were clear that he did not want “to recognize and submit” to Pope Francis. He was also against any legitimacy to reforms that were liberally implemented by the Roman Catholic Church in the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, as per the document.

“At the conclusion of the penal process, the Most Reverend Carlo Maria Vigano was found guilty of the reserved delict (violation of the law) of schism,” the statement reads the statement, stating that he was exiled, or excommunicated from the Church.

In a blog post about X the 83-year-old Vigano was not apathetic and published the whole information about the decision against the man. In the post, he was told that he could be exiled from his post within the Roman Catholic priesthood for a longer period of time should he continue to keep his status.

He asked Catholic faithful to voice his love by using the words of Jesus in the New Testament: “If they do not speak and do not speak, the stones will begin shouting. “

The Vatican ruling was approved by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, head of the Doctrine of the Faith office, as well as its secretary, Father John Joseph Kennedy. As is the norm this was not a decision of the pope, but it’s extremely unlikely the penalty was imposed without his consent.

Pope Francis is under attack

Vigano who typically interacts with his pals through X Facebook, stated in March that he did not want to be a part of the proceedings for discipline, as he didn’t believe in the credibility of the institutions responsible for the procedure.

“I do not recognize the authority of the tribunal that claims to judge me, nor of its Prefect, nor of the one who appointed him,” declared the judge. declared that he was in reference the two men named Fernandez as well as Francis.

In a long, lengthy text, Vigano referred to the pope solely by his name, “Bergoglio”, and declared that he was the “inclusive, immigrationist, eco-sustainable, and gay-friendly” church that was diverging from its fundamental message.

Francis has angered conservatives by his assurances to divorcees and people belonging to LGBT people LGBT community and also in stating that mercy and forgiveness should be prior to strict application of the strict adhering to Catholic dogmas.

The pope has also has gotten himself into confrontation with traditionalists and conservatives by promoting the rights of migrants, combating climate change while also fighting against the excesses of capitalism.

It was in the past that Francis was able to take action on another political opponent of the arch-conservatives in The U.S., dismissing the bishop Joseph E. Strickland from Tyler, Texas, after the bishop refused to resign at the discretion of the Vatican after being investigated conducted by The Vatican inquiry.