VATICAN DECREE

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27688, 18 June 1955, Page 7

VATICAN DECREE

Peron Outside Church -r VATICAN CITY, June 16. 'The Holy See today publicly excomaunicated all those m Argentina who "trampled’* on the rights of the Roman Catholic Church and prevented clerics from carrying on. declaration did not mention President Peron or any other Argentine Government official by name. But there was no doubt that the Argentine Chief of State was excomBunicated under it. The excommunication —a punishBant excluding a Roman Catholic from all sacraments—was contained in a declaration in Latin issued by the Vatican’s Consistorial Congregation. President Peron’s Government and Roman Catholic Church in Argentina have been in dispute for aeyeral months, following accusations hy the President that Roman Catholic Priests have interfered in politics. _A person excommunicated maf not jaceive the sacraments. If a priest he may not administer them. He is deprived of all share in indulgence! gid the public prayers of the Church, has no right to attend the services °* the Church, except sermons, nor tc receive a Roman Catholic burial. But his fellow Roman Catholics may Privately pray for him, and a priest ®ay say Mass for him privately, provided there is no scandal.