Vatican excommunicates critic of pope for 'schism'

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 05, 2024 8:37 pm

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a virulent critic of Pope Francis, after finding him guilty of splitting the Church, the dicastery in charge of doctrine said on Friday.

The 83-year-old ultra conservative, who has called in the past for the pope to resign, has been on trial since last month after being accused by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith of the crime of schism, or splitting the Catholic Church.

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