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Vatican upholds excommunication of US deacon who resigned after son was molested by priest

Then the Catholic church officially expelled him The Roman Catholic church has upheld the excommunication of a Louisiana deacon who resigned from the clergy…

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The Guardian reports: Then the Catholic church officially expelled him The Roman Catholic church has upheld the excommunication of a Louisiana deacon who resigned from the clergy after a priest molested his son.

Scott Peyton joined the Anglicans after the crime against his son. The DDF cited technical grounds in rejecting Peyton’s appeal, saying he had joined an…

This world story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Scott Peyton, DDF and the Catholic.

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United States · Americas
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Scott Peyton, DDF, the Catholic, Roman Catholic
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