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Excommunication does not mean that one is no longer a Christian (because Christian baptism imprints an indelible character on the soul) or no longer a Catholic (for although there are ways to renounce one's Catholic identity, excommunication is not one of them). It does mean, though, that one is deprived of the benefits of full communion with ...
Excommunication is an institutional act of religious censure used to deprive, suspend, or limit membership in a religious community or to restrict certain rights within it, in particular those of being in communion with other members of the congregation, and of receiving the sacraments.
Religious or laity who attempt to produce another creed. Religious or laity who assist in a simoniacal ordination (i.e., buying the sacrament of holy orders). Priests or religious who go into military service or politics. Religious or laity who carry off girls under the pretext of cohabitation or who assist in this. [5]
Fr. Simon Lokodo, The Minister for Ethics and Integrity in Uganda, was excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI [133] when he entered politics in violation of Canon Law 285.3 [134] [135] Fr. Roberto Francisco Daniel, known by local community as "Father Beto", by Bishop Caetano Ferrari, from Bauru, Brazil.
Excommunication from the Catholic Church. [Spoiler Alert: Spoilers ahead for "Chucky" Season 2, Episode 7, "Goin' to the Chapel."] ... When Chucky’s allies and enemies alike congregate at the ...
In addition to the specific division of censures into excommunication, suspension, and interdict, there are several general classifications of censures. First, there are censures a jure and ab homine. Censures a jure (by the law) are those imposed by a permanent edict of the lawgiver, meaning they are attached to a crime by the law itself. Here ...
Oct. 25—When she comes up to the altar rail to receive a blessing during Communion while wearing her clerical vestments, the Rev. Anne Tropeano — known as "Father Anne" — receives a variety ...
A Latin Catholic bishop who consecrates someone to the episcopate without a mandate from the pope is automatically excommunicated according to Catholic canon law, even if his ordination may be considered valid. The person who receives consecration from him is also automatically excommunicated.