Vatican Excommunicates Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò for Schism
The ruling comes after Archbishop Viganò defied a Vatican summons to appear before the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to face charges of schism last week.
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Archbishop Viganò Defies Vatican Summons, Denounces Pope Francis
Archbishop Viganò, who has been in hiding for years, announced on social media June 20 that he had been summoned to Rome to answer formal charges of schism.
Archbishop Viganò’s Schism Case: 5 Issues to Consider
COMMENTARY: The archbishop has until Friday to formally respond in person or in writing.
Archbishop Viganò’s Astonishing Transformation from Vatican Insider to Alleged Schismatic
ANALYSIS: Whatever the results of his canonical trial, the controversies Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has stirred up and the polemical climate that he epitomizes will persist for the foreseeable future as major challenges to Catholic unity.
Vatican’s DDF Charges Archbishop Viganò With Canonical Crime of Schism, Rejecting Pope Francis
Archbishop Viganò, who served as apostolic nuncio in Washington, D.C., from 2011 to 2016, commented he regarded the accusations against him ‘as an honor.’
Wisconsin Bishop Accuses Archbishop Viganò of ‘Public Defamation’
The Vatican’s top diplomat to the U.S. from 2011 to 2016, Archbishop Viganò made headlines in 2018 when he publicly accused Church leaders, including Pope Francis, of covering up the sexual-abuse allegations against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
Archbishop Viganò to US Bishops: Be ‘Courageous Shepherds’
The former nuncio’s message came on the second day of the USCCB’s autumn general assembly, being held in Baltimore Nov. 12-14.
Archbishop Viganò Issues New Letter on Pope Francis and McCarrick
In the new letter, released Sept. 27, the former nuncio to the U.S. questions why the Vatican hasn’t denied the facts of his testimony and calls on Cardinal Marc Ouellet to provide the key documents on ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
