"His public statements manifesting his refusal to recognize and submit to the Supreme Pontiff ... and of the legitimacy and magisterial authority of the Second Vatican Council are well known."
A brief message from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith announced this July 5, 2024, that a former papal nuncio to the United States has been found guilty of schism.
The 83-year-old Italian native served in the USA from 2011 until his retirement in 2016.
The DDF stated:
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