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Excommunication means that a person has been excluded (put out of communion with) the Church. An excommunicated person may not receive any of the sacraments until the excommunication has been officially lifted. Excommunication may be put on a person by the pope, or it can be automatic; a person who commits certain sins is automatically excommunicated.
Mary Runte
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∙ 12y agoExcommunication is the most severe punishment that the Church hands out, it is indeed a punishment meant to bring an erring sinner to their senses before they lost their eternal salvation, from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
1463 Certain particularly grave sins incur excommunication, the most severe ecclesiastical penalty, which impedes the reception of the sacraments and the exercise of certain ecclesiastical acts, and for which absolution consequently cannot be granted, according to canon law, except by the Pope, the bishop of the place or priests authorized by them. (See Code of Canon Law, cann. 1332; 1354-1357) In danger of death any priest, even if deprived of faculties for hearing confessions, can absolve from every sin and excommunication. (see Code of Canon Law, can. 976)
Most excommunications are automatic, in other words, you automatically excommunicate yourself (this is called latae sententiae) when you do certain things: apostasy from the faith, throwing away the sacred species, a person who uses physical force against the Roman Pontiff, a priest pretending to absolve an accomplice against the sixth commandment, a bishop who consecrates someone a bishop without a pontifical mandate, a priest who violates the seal of the confessional, any person who procures a successful abortion incurs an automatic excommunication.
from Canon 1331 in the Code of Canon Law:
An excommunicated person is forbidden:
1. to have any ministerial participation in celebrating the Eucharistic Sacrifice or in any other ceremonies whatsoever of public worship;
2. to celebrate the sacraments and sacramentals and to receive the sacraments;
3. to discharge any ecclesiastical offices, ministries, or functions whatsoever, or to place acts of governance.
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∙ 10y agoTo excommunicate a person from a church or religious body you will ask them to leave. They are no longer a member of that particular group, however it does not have to affect their beliefs.
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How do you use the word excommuication in a sentence?
I think you mean excommunication, which means banishment from a group. His excommunication from that church didn't upset him even a little.
What does the term excommunication mean?
Excommunication is a formal process within certain Christian denominations where a person is expelled from the church and denied participation in its sacraments and services. It is typically imposed as a form of discipline for serious offenses or heresy.
Give you a sentence for excommunication?
The pope has authority over excommunication.
When was The Excommunication of Christ created?
The Excommunication of Christ was created in 2001.
What is it called when the pope cast an official out of the church?
excommunication
What did Luther do with the papal bull of excommunication?
Martin Luther burned the papal bull of excommunication
What was the loss of membership in the church?
Excommunication
What has the author Martin Phelps written?
Martin Phelps has written: '[The excommunication of Dr. Martin Phelps]' -- subject(s): Religion and politics, Excommunication
What is a sentence for Excommunication?
stupid freakin question!
Is excommunication a harsh penalty?
It depends if they are demented or not.
How do you put excommunication in a sentence?
The pope ordering the man's excommunication from the Church came as a shock to the man's family and friends because they believed him to be a good Catholic.
What is ex communication mean answer you with bible reference?
Excommunication is a religious censure. It means to remove or suspend membership or fellowship in an organised religious community, such as in the Anglican or Catholic Church. Excommunication would suspend the right for a minister to celebrate the Eucharist or Mass and prevents the individual from being recognised in any votes or activities.
