After a Louisiana priest admitted abusing his teenage son in 2018, deacon Scott Peyton left Catholic ministry and joined another church; the Vatican has now upheld his excommunication despite his appeal
- Peyton served alongside Guidry at St Peter Catholic Church in Morrow, Louisiana, where his son Oliver was an altar server.
- (AI image)A former Catholic deacon in Louisiana, who left the Church after a priest admitted sexually abusing his teenage son in 2018, has lost his appeal against excommunication.
- Scott Peyton, who resigned from Catholic ministry in 2023 and briefly joined an Anglican congregation, was informed that the Vatican had upheld his removal from the Catholic Church.
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- Peyton served alongside Guidry at St Peter Catholic Church in Morrow, Louisiana, where his son Oliver was an altar server.
- (AI image)A former Catholic deacon in Louisiana, who left the Church after a priest admitted sexually abusing his teenage son in 2018, has lost his appeal against excommunication.
- Scott Peyton, who resigned from Catholic ministry in 2023 and briefly joined an Anglican congregation, was informed that the Vatican had upheld his removal from the Catholic Church.
Sources: Times of India