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Vatican upholds excommunication of former deacon, who plans to appeal

Vatican upholds excommunication of former deacon, who plans to appeal

Thursday, November 5, 2026

His canon lawyer pointed to the "religious trauma" experienced by Peyton, his son and the entire family amid "multiple pastoral failures" made by the bishop. The post Vatican upholds excommunication of former deacon, who plans to appeal first appeared on OSV News.

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