Why a Louisiana excommunication is a canonical ‘hard case’
The excommunication of Deacon Scott Peyton has garnered national attention. Here's why
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A Louisiana deacon declared excommunicated this month had formally joined an Anglican parish community, before his bishop declared that he had incurred a formal canonical penalty.
Deacon Scott Peyton’s excommunication has garnered national attention, because the deacon’s defection from …