{"id":71231,"date":"2025-12-16T08:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=71231"},"modified":"2025-12-16T08:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:45:14","slug":"leader-of-schismatic-colorado-springs-group-disregards-excommunication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/leader-of-schismatic-colorado-springs-group-disregards-excommunication\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0632\u0639\u064a\u0645 \u0645\u062c\u0645\u0648\u0639\u0629 \u0645\u0646\u0634\u0642\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0643\u0648\u0644\u0648\u0631\u0627\u062f\u0648 \u0633\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0646\u063a\u0632 \u064a\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0644 \u0642\u0631\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u0633\u064a"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>null \/ Credit: Paul Gueu\/Shutterstock Denver, Colorado, Dec 5, 2025 \/ 18:18 pm (CNA). After receiving a letter of excommunication from the Vatican, the leader of a schismatic group in Colorado Springs told congregants he would ignore it \u2014 furthering the divide between the small splinter group and the Catholic Church.Anthony Ward heads the Servants of the Holy Family, a group that labels itself as Catholic in spite of the Diocese of Colorado Springs\u2019 declaration that the group is schismatic.&nbsp;&nbsp;In\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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After receiving a letter of excommunication from the Vatican, the leader of a schismatic group in Colorado Springs told congregants he would ignore it \u2014 furthering the divide between the small splinter group and the Catholic Church.Anthony Ward heads the Servants of the Holy Family, a group that labels itself as Catholic in spite of the Diocese of Colorado Springs\u2019 declaration that the group is schismatic.&nbsp;&nbsp;In\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":71970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-71231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59563,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/spanish-court-rules-in-favor-of-church-in-eviction-lawsuit-against-schismatic-nuns\/","url_meta":{"origin":71231,"position":0},"title":"Spanish court rules in favor of Church in eviction lawsuit against schismatic nuns","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0633\u0628\u062a\u0645\u0628\u0631 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Entrance to St. Clare\u2019s Monastery in Belorado, Burgos, Spain. \/ Credit: Nicol\u00e1s de C\u00e1rdenas\/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 5, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). A Spanish court has ruled in favor of the Catholic Church in the eviction lawsuit against the former Poor Clare nuns of Belorado, ordering them to leave the monastery they are illegally occupying. \u201cThe ruling upholds in its entirety the eviction lawsuit filed on Sept. 16, 2024, by the pontifical commissioner as major superior, administrator,\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Spanish court rules in favor of Church in eviction lawsuit against schismatic nuns","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spanish-court-rules-in-favor-of-Church-in-eviction-lawsuit-against-schismatic-nuns.webp?fit=800%2C528&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spanish-court-rules-in-favor-of-Church-in-eviction-lawsuit-against-schismatic-nuns.webp?fit=800%2C528&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spanish-court-rules-in-favor-of-Church-in-eviction-lawsuit-against-schismatic-nuns.webp?fit=800%2C528&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spanish-court-rules-in-favor-of-Church-in-eviction-lawsuit-against-schismatic-nuns.webp?fit=800%2C528&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27506,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/expelled-society-of-st-pius-x-bishop-richard-williamson-dies-at-84\/","url_meta":{"origin":71231,"position":1},"title":"Expelled Society of St. Pius X bishop Richard Williamson dies at 84","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0646\u0627\u064a\u0631 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Former English Bishop Richard Williamson. \/ Credit: Joshuarodri, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Jan 30, 2025 \/ 14:00 pm (CNA). 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