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Vatican upholds excommunication of US deacon who resigned after son's abuse

The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith rejected Scott Peyton's appeal against his excommunication, citing his joining an Anglican congregation as grounds. Peyton, a former deacon in Lafayette, Louisiana, resigned after a priest molested his son. The decision highlights ongoing tensions between church discipline and accountability in clerical abuse cases.

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