Sun Dec 18, 2022, 10:08 PM

Vatican defrocks Frank Pavone, anti-abortion activist and priest, over social media posts

Source: USA Today

The Vatican has defrocked Frank Pavone, a high-profile anti-abortion American priest, over “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience” of his bishop, according to news reports Sunday.

The Vatican removed Pavone from the priesthood Nov. 9 and there is no chance for him to appeal his dismissal, according to a letter to U.S. bishops from Christophe Pierre, the Vatican ambassador to the U.S. The letter was first reported by Catholic News Agency.

Pavone, founder of anti-abortion group Priests for Life, frequently posts on social media about politics and abortion, largely in support of former President Donald J. Trump and the Republican party's anti-abortion platform.

The Vatican said it provided Pavone "ample opportunity" to defend himself, but he provided "no reasonable justification for his actions," according to the letter.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/18/priests-life-founder-frank-pavone-removed-vatican/10921387002/

I guess the Catholic church is getting tired of being used as pawns by repuglicans.

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Vatican defrocks Frank Pavone, anti-abortion activist and priest, over social media posts (Original post)	SouthernDem4ever	Dec 2022	OP
The last paragraph	BOSSHOG	Dec 2022	#1
How long before 'ole Frank runs for office?	Talitha	Dec 2022	#2
3, 2, 1	Grimelle	Dec 2022	#15
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Dec 2022	#3
Texas and Florida	Tetrachloride	Dec 2022	#4
Internal.	Igel	Dec 2022	#5
Why was he never charged for owning a fetus, the one he used as a prop during his sermon?	NullTuples	Dec 2022	#6
Francis must have gotten a kick out of defrocking this one.	peppertree	Dec 2022	#7
Or gavone, in Italian.	3Hotdogs	Dec 2022	#12
Certo!	peppertree	Dec 2022	#17
I'm sure there's a place	drmeow	Dec 2022	#8
The unborn are an easy excuse to support policies that screw the born	IronLionZion	Dec 2022	#9
Good, glad Francis is paying atttention	Warpy	Dec 2022	#10
Wow. Super bold.	PlutosHeart	Dec 2022	#11
Not merely enough. The american wing of the catholic church is not in lock step with the vatican	onetexan	Dec 2022	#14
I wish we could "defrock" the right-wing Catholics on the Supreme Court and kick them out..	Lonestarblue	Dec 2022	#13
Boot 'em out, Frank!	orangecrush	Dec 2022	#16
More info	scipan	Dec 2022	#18
A great example of religion gone wild	SouthernDem4ever	Dec 2022	#22
I'm not Catholic but my understand is that a priest's vows include a vow of obedience.	TomSlick	Dec 2022	#19
I wish Francis would live forever	GenThePerservering	Dec 2022	#20
It would be nice	Red Mountain	Dec 2022	#21

Response to SouthernDem4ever (Original post)

Sun Dec 18, 2022, 10:16 PM

BOSSHOG (33,027 posts)

1. The last paragraph

Applies to any MAGA Republican and any Catholic who has no respect for the separation of church and state. Let’s do away with the separation of church and state and turn loose the assessors. Would Pope Francis have a chat with his zealots?

Vatican defrocks Frank Pavone, anti-abortion activist and priest, over social media posts

1. The last paragraph

2. How long before 'ole Frank runs for office?

15. 3, 2, 1

4. Texas and Florida

5. Internal.

6. Why was he never charged for owning a fetus, the one he used as a prop during his sermon?

7. Francis must have gotten a kick out of defrocking this one.

12. Or gavone, in Italian.

17. Certo!

8. I'm sure there's a place

9. The unborn are an easy excuse to support policies that screw the born

10. Good, glad Francis is paying atttention

11. Wow. Super bold.

14. Not merely enough. The american wing of the catholic church is not in lock step with the vatican

13. I wish we could "defrock" the right-wing Catholics on the Supreme Court and kick them out..

16. Boot 'em out, Frank!

18. More info

22. A great example of religion gone wild

19. I'm not Catholic but my understand is that a priest's vows include a vow of obedience.

20. I wish Francis would live forever

21. It would be nice