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Hemant Mehta
@friendlyatheist.com

Scott Peyton's son was abused by a priest. Despite being a deacon, Peyton left the Catholic Church to worship elsewhere... so the Church excommunicated him. The priest? He's still technically a priest in the Church's eyes. Read that again. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/catholic-c...

friendlyatheist.comCatholic Church upholds excommunication of deacon whose son was abused by a priestScott Peyton left the Diocese of Lafayette over its handling of the abuse. Church officials say his departure—not the priest’s crimes—warrants excommunication

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Rick does Math and Stuff
@mathandstuff.bsky.social

If a church official leaves the Church, excommunication is appropriate. It's not a punishment, it's a formal way of saying "you're not in our club any longer". Most of us are allowed to leave the Church without facing this, but most of us aren't deacons, either. I say this as a former Catholic.

Tawreos
@tawreos.bsky.social

They punish the conscientious father with threats of hell because he objected to one of their own putting his son through hell. How they still have followers is beyond me.