CV NEWS FEED // The Vatican has announced the excommunication of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, titular Archbishop of Ulpiana.
According to a July 5 press release from the Vatican, the Congress of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith met on July 4 to finalize the administrative penal process concerning Archbishop Viganò, who was accused of the offense of schism under Church law.
Former papal ambassador to the United States Archbishop Viganò has garnered public attention since 2018 for his outspoken rejection of the Second Vatican Council and his critiques of Pope Francis.
In response to original accusations of schism, Archbishop Viganò emphasized in a public letter that he considers it “an honor” not to have ecclesial communion with Pope Francis, but claims to have full adherence to the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church, the teachings of the Roman Pontiffs, and the continuous doctrinal, moral, and liturgical Tradition they uphold.
The Vatican’s press release stated that Archbishop Viganò’s “public statements manifesting his refusal to recognize and submit to the Supreme Pontiff, his rejection of communion with the members of the Church subject to him, and of the legitimacy and magisterial authority of the Second Vatican Council are well known” and that the conclusion of the July 4 penal process found Archbishop Viganò guilty of “the reserved delict of schism.”
Archbishop Viganò was notified of the decision on July 5.
Before reposting multiple commentaries and theories surrounding the decision, Archbishop Viganò shared on X the original notice he received from the Vatican, and wrote: “What was attributed to me as guilt for my conviction is now put on the record, confirming the Catholic Faith that I fully profess.”
