Since the end of Vatican Council II in 1965, the Vatican has attempted to silence theologians who dissent from various traditionalist doctrines and viewpoints. For example, as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal, successor of the Holy Inquisition, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Benedict XVI emeritus, personally pronounced the excommunication of Sri Lankan priest, Tissa Balasuriya, an 89-year-old noted theologian, economist, and human rights activist who died in January, 2013 . Fr. Balasuriya, the…..