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defrock

[dee-frok] / diˈfrɒk /




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The French Church in 2018 banned him from public ministry but did not defrock him.

From Reuters • Feb. 18, 2022

The Associated Press reported in 2010 that Pope Benedict XVI — when he was then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger — resisted pleas from the diocese to defrock Kiesle.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2022

The Vatican has been under pressure to defrock the cleric, but it has maintained he deserves a full and fair legal process.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2020

It wasn’t until 2016 that the Toledo diocese’s request to defrock Meiring was granted.

From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2019

Brennan said the reason the Vatican did not defrock Bransfield was that it would lose leverage.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2019