Vatican upholds excommunication of US deacon
The gist
The Vatican's doctrine office rejected Scott Peyton's appeal, upholding the excommunication of the Louisiana deacon.
The case traces back to his resignation after a priest molested his son.
How it unfolded
- 2025 -05Leo XIV became pope.
- Mar 22, 2026The Guardian reported on the Louisiana deacon's excommunication appeal.
- Oct 16, 2026Scott Peyton learned in a meeting with Lafayette diocese bishop J Douglas Deshotel that the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith had rejected his appeal.