The Spanish Catholic Church in Barcelona has started the
excommunication process for a priest that has admitted to paying for
parishioners abortions and condones same-sex unions.
Barcelona’s Archbishop Lluis Martinez Sistach has confirmed Spanish
church officials have met with Father Manuel Pousa regarding his own
‘declarations’ in a book where he admits to breaking canon law.
Father
Pousa admissions on the abortions date back to 2008 whereas his book “Father Manuel: Closer to the Earth than to Heaven,” came
out this year in February.
The church has been conducting its own due
diligence on the matter ever since 2008, though many pro-life advocates
wanted Pousa ousted immediately.
In Pousa’s book and through interviews it has been determined he did
indeed pay for an abortion and has blessed homosexual unions.
He has
also espoused his belief that women should be ordained, rejects celibacy
and has admitted to having a celibate relationship with his girlfriend.