Vatican upholds excommunication of deacon who left Church after son's abuse

• Scott Peyton, a former Catholic deacon from Louisiana, left the Church after a priest admitted to sexually abusing his son in 2018.
• Peyton joined another Christian congregation and appealed against his excommunication, questioning why he was expelled while the priest remains in the priesthood.
• The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith upheld the excommunication decision.
• Peyton's son was molested by a priest, leading to Peyton's resignation from the clergy.
• The convicted priest served a seven-year sentence but remains in the priesthood.