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Can a Catholic join another church without first being excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
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"Objectively, therefore, to become a heretic in the strict canonical sense and be excommunicated from the faithful, one must deny or question a truth that is taught not merely on the authority of the church but on the word of God revealed in the Scriptures or sacred tradition. " from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
If one is a Catholic and one joins a Lutheran church, then you have pretty publicly denied the faith as revealed by God and so have excommunicated yourself, by the very act of publicly repudiating the Church.
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Was Kepler excommunicated from the Catholic church?
No, he was excommunicated from the Lutheran Church.
Can you be excommunicated for visiting other churches?
You cannot be excommunicated for simply visiting another non-Catholic Church. However, you could excommunicate yourself if you go to a non-Catholic service rather than Sunday mass or were you to receive communion in a non-Catholic Church.
Why was Madonna excommunicated?
Madonna has never been formally excommunicated. She is simply a lapsed Catholic who is not in good standing with the Catholic church.
What is it called when you get kicked out of the Roman Catholic Church?
Excommunicated
How did William Tyndale reform the Roman Catholic Church?
William Tyndale did not reform the Catholic Church, he left it and was excommunicated as a heretic.
How did Catholic Church accept Martin Luther?
No, instead he was excommunicated as a heretic.
How did the Catholic Church punish priests and bishops who helped Hitler?
They were excommunicated
Why was Queen Elizabeth 1 excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church?
She was Protestant
What group was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic church?
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Why did the Lutheran church break away from the Catholic Church?
.Catholic AnswerThe Lutheran Ecclesial Community did not "break away" from the Catholic Church. It was founded by Martin Luther, a heretic who left the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century and was excommunicated.
Will a person who sold their soul to the devil be excommunicated from church?
As far as the Catholic Church goes, a person would likely be excommunicated. In reality, a person cannot sell their soul.
What declaration caused Martin Luther to be excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church due to his Ninety-Five Theses, which he posted on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517. In these theses, Luther criticized the selling of indulgences by the Catholic Church, questioning its authority and practices. This led to a chain reaction of events that ultimately resulted in Luther's excommunication in 1521.
