Disciplinary Action Confirmed for Jesuit Priest, Fr. Jon Sobrino

Rome, Mar. 13, 2007 (CWNews.com) - Both the Vatican and the Jesuit order have confirmed that disciplinary measures against Father Jon Sobrino, a leading exponent of liberation theology, will be officially announced on Thursday, March 15.

The disciplinary notice, to be released by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, will cite Sobrino’s failure to affirm the divinity of Christ. The Congregation has determined, after a long dialogue with the Spanish-born Jesuit, that Sobrino’s published work is incompatible with Church teachings.