By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has defrocked an anti-abortion U.S. priest, Frank Pavone, for what it said were “blasphemous communications on social media” as well as “persistent disobedience” of his bishop. A letter to U.S.
Frank Pavone, who leads the advocacy group Priests for Life and was once a spiritual advisor to President Donald Trump, has been defrocked by the Vatican.
Frank Pavone, a leading U.S. Catholic voice against abortion and founder of the group Priests for Life, has been defrocked on direct orders from the Vatican for disobeying his superiors and “blasphemous” comments on social media.
A letter to U.S. bishops from the Vatican ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Christophe Pierre said the decision against Pavone, who heads the anti-abortion group Priests for Life, had been taken Nov. 9, and that there was no chance for an appeal.
The Vatican has reportedly dismissed anti-abortion leader Frank Pavone from the Catholic priesthood for what it said were “blasphemous communications on social media” as well as “persistent disobedience” of his bishop.
Father Frank Pavone, a leader of the US anti-abortion movement and a strong supporter of former president Donald Trump, has been dismissed from the Catholic priesthood for "blasphemous" social media…
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