Vatican upholds excommunication of US deacon who resigned after son was molested by priest

October 19, 2026 · 9:00 am 1 sources

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• Vatican upholds excommunication of US deacon who resigned after son was molested by priest
  The Guardian · October 19, 2026 09:00
  Scott Peyton joined the Anglicans after the crime against his son. Then the Catholic church officially expelled him The Roman Catholic church has upheld the excommunication of a Louisiana deacon who resigned from the clergy after a priest molested his son. Scott Peyton learned of the decision by…