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Vatican Upholds Excommunication of US Deacon Who Joined Anglicans After Son's Abuse

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith rejected Scott Peyton’s appeal on technical grounds after he joined an Anglican church following his son's molestation by a priest.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 19 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 19 Oct 2026. The Guardian US published first, on 19 October at 09:00 UTC; Times of India followed 25h 00m later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 20 October at 10:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Guardian US (major outlet), Times of India.

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  1. Vatican upholds excommunication of US deacon who resigned after son was molested by priest The Guardian US ·
  2. Vatican upholds excommunication of deacon whose son was abused by priest Times of India

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  • Scott Peyton
  • Vatican
  • Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
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