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is defrocking

  • present progressive
    of defrock (3rd person singular).
    defrock
    verb (used with object)
    to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function; depose.

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For these offenders, the worst penalty the Vatican can impose is defrocking — essentially, making the priests laymen again.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2020