A deacon has been excommunicated from the Roman Catholic church after suing his diocese and a priest who was jailed for sexually assaulting his son.Scott Peyton resigned from the diaconate in December 2023 but was told that sacramentally, he would remain a deacon.Peyton claims he has now been punished for speaking out against abusers in the church after the Lafayette diocese excommunicated him on March 13 - the harshest punishment a Catholic can receive.
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