The Vatican should think twice before excommunicating Archbishop Carlo
Maria Viganò, Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana,
Kazakhstan, told ReligionNews.com (June 24).
"I think the pope would be wise and prudent not to excommunicate Archbishop Viganò".
He added that “with this act, the Holy See will increase divisions even more.”
Mgr
Schneider suggested that Vatican officials should invite Viganò
privately, rather than in a judicial setting, to smooth over
differences.
Viganò's public statements are not helpful, Mgr Schneider added: "I lament that Archbishop Viganò uses disrespectful language."
Schneider
considers Viganò “in error, because he is voicing a new theory of the
probably invalid theory of Francis’ illegitimate election.” Viganò's
positions have “no foundation.”
The bishop has asked Mgr Viganò to avoid using "disrespectful language" about Francis.
"I
think that today the church has so much internal division that it would
be imprudent, even if there is some canonical ground to judge
Archbishop Viganò."
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