(RNS) — The founder of the controversial conservative Catholic website Church Militant has been asked to resign for breaching the group’s morality clause.According to a press release published by Church Militant on Tuesday (Nov 21), Michael Voris, who founded the group in 2006, has left the organization.
“Michael Voris has been asked to resign for breaching the Church Militant morality clause,” read the press release from the group, which is also known as St. Michael’s Media. “The board has accepted his resignation.”
The release described its former CEO’s departure as a “shock,” but did not explain how Voris had violated the morality clause, saying only that the board “has chosen not to disclose Michael’s private matters to the public.”
The release added: “The apostolate will be praying for him, and kindly ask that you do the same.”
Neither Voris nor Church Militant immediately responded to requests for comment, but Voris posted a video addressing the situation on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday evening. Voris, visibly emotional, offered an apology, but did not volunteer specific details about the reason for his departure.
“Sometimes it takes very horrible events, even at your own hand, in your life to surface certain things that need to be faced,” Voris said. “There are some very, very ugly truths …
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“Michael Voris has been asked to resign for breaching the Church Militant morality clause,” read the press release from the group, which is also known as St. Michael’s Media. “The board has accepted his resignation.”
The release described its former CEO’s departure as a “shock,” but did not explain how Voris had violated the morality clause, saying only that the board “has chosen not to disclose Michael’s private matters to the public.”
The release added: “The apostolate will be praying for him, and kindly ask that you do the same.”
Neither Voris nor Church Militant immediately responded to requests for comment, but Voris posted a video addressing the situation on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday evening. Voris, visibly emotional, offered an apology, but did not volunteer specific details about the reason for his departure.
“Sometimes it takes very horrible events, even at your own hand, in your life to surface certain things that need to be faced,” Voris said. “There are some very, very ugly truths …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]