ROME – A Vatican decree leaked to the Italian press states that Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, a former nuncio to the United States who has accused Pope Francis of abuse cover-up, has been accused of schism.
In a decree dated June 11, 2024, the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) ordered Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who served as apostolic nuncio to the United States from 2011-2016, to present himself at the DDF offices at 3.30pm on Thursday June 20 to answer to charges of schism.
