Scottish Bishop Excommunicates Rector of Redemptorists After Illicit Ordination

August 1, 2026 World News

Diocese of Aberdeen, Scotland
Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen, Scotland, shown in an undated photo, said that Father Michael Mary Sim, rector of the Congregation of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, has incurred excommunication for his participation in an illicit ordination.

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