And so I was summoned to the Vatican to explain what was happening to the Pope and to the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Ratzinger. Father Balasuriya’s claims were so serious that in January 1997 they were formally condemned by the Congregation and he himself, since he wouldn’t withdraw them, suffered excommunication latae sententiae .
E così venni richiamato nell’Urbe per spiegare quello che stava succedendo al Papa e al prefetto della Congregazione per la dottrina della fede, il cardinale Ratzinger.