Pope Francis Excommunicates Priest Who Backed Women's Ordination and Gays

[All Along The Watchtower]

world.time.com/2013/09/25/pope-francis-excommunicates-priest-who-supports-womens-ordination-and-gays/

Granted, as the article states, Reynolds was probably targeted years before Francis became Pope. Still...

[Chief Justice PiT]

     Apparently he also acted as a priest after resigning his post as such. It seems that his offenses went beyond being daring on some hot-button social issues.

[DC Al Fine]

world.time.com/2013/09/25/pope-francis-excommunicates-priest-who-supports-womens-ordination-and-gays/

Granted, as the article states, Reynolds was probably targeted years before Francis became Pope. Still...

The priest in question was excommunicated after (among other things) performing unofficial marriages and saying mass after being defrocked. This is a church discipline issue sparked by the priests heretical views, not an issue of the priest's views themselves.