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The Catholic Church has withdrawn all the attributions and rights inherent to the episcopal office

after

Xavier Novell

, who still maintains the status of bishop, married the psychologist and writer

Sílvia Caballol

on November 22

.

In a statement made public this Saturday, the Bishopric of Solsona

describes this fact as "serious"

and recalls that the Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church stipulates that "the cleric who attempts a marriage, even if only civilly, incurs in suspension 'latae sententiae '".

Therefore, from the same moment that 52-year-old Xavier Novell contracted a civil marriage in the Súria (Barcelona) peace court with Sílvia Caballol, the consequence foreseen in the aforementioned canon occurred automatically.

In this way, Novell

is prohibited from all acts of power of order,

acts of government power and the exercise of all rights and functions inherent to the episcopal office, "without excluding other possible consequences that could be canonically followed."

This means that Xavier Novell, despite maintaining his status as bishop,

cannot perform any of the functions that derive from this ecclesiastical office

and is prohibited, for example, from the administration of the sacraments and any other magisterial activity, both in public and In private.

Bishop Novell, of controversial character and opinions, unexpectedly resigned from the Solsona bishopric last August and the Pope accepted his resignation on the 23rd of that month, almost 4 months ago.

Novell, who at the age of 41

became the youngest bishop in Spain in 2010,

is currently 52 years old, while his partner is 38.

After leaving his work as prelate, Xavier Novell, who is an agronomist, found work at the beginning of the month in the company Semen Cardona, dedicated to the elaboration of doses for swine artificial insemination.

The wedding has coincided in time with the rumors, published in some media but without being confirmed by the couple, that

Caballol could be pregnant.

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