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Vatican defrocks anti-abortion US priest Frank Pavone for ‘blasphemous’ posts appeared on nypost.com by Associated Press.
A fervently anti-abortion priest who placed an aborted fetus on a church altar and posted an online video of it has been defrocked by the Vatican for his “blasphemous communications on social media.”
Frank Pavone, head of the anti-abortion group Priests for Life, was booted from the priesthood by the church Nov. 9 — with no chance for an appeal, US Archbishop Christophe Pierre announced last week.
“Rev. Frank Pavone, the founder of the organization, Priests for Life, Inc., was dismissed from the clerical state by the Holy See on 9 November 2022,” the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy wrote in a statement shared with Catholic clergy by Pierre.
“This action was taken after Father Pavone was found guilty in canonical proceedings of blasphemous communications on social media, and of persistent disobedience of the lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop,” the statement said.
The statement added that Pavone had been given “ample opportunity to defend himself,” but it was determined that he “had no reasonable justification for his actions.”
Pavone, a supporter of former President Donald Trump and a frequent critic of Democratic pols including Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden, had been investigated by his then-diocese in Amarillo, Texas, for the 2016 fetus stunt.
The defrocked priest remained defiant in the wake of the Dec. 13 announcement.
“So, in every profession, including the priesthood, if you defend the #unborn, you will be treated like them,” Pavone posted on Twitter. “The only difference is that when we are ‘aborted,’ we continue to speak, loud and clear.”
Among those still supporting Pavone is Tyler, Texas, Bishop Joseph Strickland.
“The blasphemy is that this holy priest is canceled while an evil president promotes the denial of truth & the murder of the unborn at every turn,” Strickland tweeted. “Vatican officials promote immorality & denial of the deposit of faith & priests promote gender confusion devastating lives.”
Pavone had been in hot water with the Vatican for years and had restrictions placed on his Texas ministry in 2011, although he appealed, and those were ultimately relaxed.
The outspoken now-ex-priest sports a MAGA hat on his Twitter account and features a photo of Trump in the background.
Trump has become a champion for anti-abortion advocates for his appointments to the US Supreme Court, who helped overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that guaranteed abortion rights in the country.
The Church’s statement of his dismissal concluded that Priests for Life is not a Catholic organization and that it would be up to the group to determine if Pavone can remain as a “lay person.”
Earlier this month, the controversial group held a “day of mourning” for the baby in an abortion broadcast by NPR, with the fetus christened “Amanda Marie.”
With Post wires
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