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A Roman Catholic priest in Italy is defiant after his bishop excommunicated him for delivering a homily on New Year's Eve proclaiming Pope Francis as an "antipope usurper."
This year got off to a rocky start for a priest from the Diocese of Livorno, who on New Year’s Day was excommunicated for slandering Pope Francis during a homily the night before, referring to the pontiff as “an anti-pope usurper” and a mason.