Vatican confirms excommunication
Posted on December 8th, 2006
The Vatican has confirmed an American bishop’s decision to excommunicate members of the dissident group Call to Action. The letter from Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re concludes that Call to Action (CTA) is “causing damage tot he Church of Christ”.
Bishop Bruskewitz, of the Lincoln Nebraska Diocese, had announced in March of 1996 the excommunication of all Catholics in his diocese who were members of Call to Action or several other dissident groups which he described as “totally incompatible with the Catholic faith.”
The excommunication only applies to the Lincoln diocese but also includes members of other groups such as Planned Parenthood, Catholics for a Free Choice, and the Hemlock Society. (more)
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