He Vatican excluded from the Catholic Church Carlo Maria Viganoan 83-year-old ultra-conservative Italian archbishop, reject the authority of Pope Francis. The man was summoned to appear before the Holy See in June for his criticism of the pontiff.
In a statement, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, He stated that the decision to excommunicate him was due to “his refusal to recognize and submit to the Supreme Pontiff“. In addition, they maintained that they were aware of Viganò’s public statements showing the refusal of communion with members of the church.
Italian archbishop criticizes Pope Francis
This influential Italian prelate, who was Ambassador of the Holy See to the United Statesannounced that he had been summoned on June 20 before the court of Vaticanaccused of having “denied the legitimacy of Pope Francis” and “rejected the Second Vatican Council“.
On his social media account X, he referred to this citation and said: “I repudiate, reject and condemn the scandals, errors and heresies of Jorge Mario Bergogliowho has an absolutely tyrannical management of power.” He also pointed out that the accusations brought against him are for him “an honor“.
At the same time, he spoke about the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), considered as the adaptation of the Church to the modern world and held that “it represents the ideological, theological, moral and liturgical cancer of which the ‘Bergoglian’ Synodal Church is the necessary metastasis.”
Viganò was apostolic nuncio, the equivalent of the Holy See’s ambassador in Washington, from 2011 to 2016. He is known for his repeated accusations against the Pope and his positions against his authority. This exceptional measure could have a strong impact in ultra-conservative circles, especially in the United States, where opposition to the Argentine pope’s pontificate is strong.
Pope Francis rejects the legalization of drugs
The Supreme Pontiff reiterated his firm opposition to the legalization of drug usedenouncing the “death dealers“. Francis referred to those countries where drug use has become legal and said: “Drug addiction will not be reduced by liberalizing drug use as has been proposed, or already implemented, in some countries. This is a fantasy.“
The Pope also said that “it is a moral duty to put an end to the production and trafficking of these dangerous substances. He then called traffickers “murderers” driven by “the logic of power and money“. He also denounced the “destructive impact“of the trafficking of substances in the environment, especially in the Amazon basin.
In front of this “flagellum“, that “sows suffering and death“, Jorge Bergoglio called for benevolence towards dependent people, inviting them to “act, to stop in situations of fragility and pain, to know how to listen to the cry of loneliness and anguish.”
Source: Ambito
