Pietro, a wealthy businessman, has been a devoted Roman Catholic his entire life

But a few months ago he received a vision from God to wage a campaign to change the policy of the church to accept women as priests and to accept a prochoice philosophy. Based on this, the Vatican has stripped Pietro of his membership in the church. Which phrase describes what has happened to Pietro?
A) Pietro was smote by the church.
B) Pietro was shunned by the Vatican.
C) Pietro has been excommunicated.
D) Pietro was stricken from the rolls.


C

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