Excommunicated Catholic deacon still waiting on overdue appeal outcome after his son was molested by priest – BishopAccountability.org

Excommunicated deacon still awaiting decision on his appeal - Deacon Greg Kandra

Some of you may remember the sad saga of Deacon Scott Peyton. Here’s an update via The Guardian:  A Louisiana man who resigned as a Roman Catholic deacon after a priest molested his son and then was excommunicated from the church entirely by his local bishop is asking global church leaders to inform him of the fate of his appeal against the prelate’s decision, something that was supposed to be resolved more than a year earlier. In a letter to t…

Excommunicated Catholic deacon still waiting on overdue appeal outcome after his son was molested by priest – BishopAccountability.org

Scott Peyton left the Lafayette, Louisiana, diocese after priest admitted to abusing his son and was excommunicated months later [Photo above: Scott Peyton with his wife, Letitia. Photograph: Courtesy of Scott Peyton] A Louisiana man who resigned as a Roman Catholic deacon after a priest molested his son and then was excommunicated from the church entirely by his local bishop is asking global church leaders to inform him of the fate of his appea…