What happened?
A group of academics and priests have accused Pope Francis of committing the canonical crime of heresy.
The group, which includes the prominent Dominican theologian Fr Aidan Nichols, have put their names to a letter arguing that the Pope has “denied truths of the faith”.
They say that his words, combined with his actions, express “persistent” disbelief of Catholic doctrines about the moral law and divine grace.
They ask the world’s bishops to admonish the Pope, and – if he does not repudiate his alleged heresies – to “declare that he has committed the canonical delict of heresy.”
