There are certain acts which are so absolutely incompatible with the Christian life that the commission of such an act incurs automatic excommunication from the Church. Such acts include, for example, violation of the seal of confession by a priest, or participation in an abortion, by anyone. Such excommunication takes effect at the moment the act is committed. It does not require any subsequent action on the part of the Church. A person who commits such a deadly sin is excommunicated, de facto, even if no-one else knows about the sin. Most excommunications can be overturned by the local bishop, upon evidence that the sinner has truly repented. But the excommunication of a priest for such acts as mentioned above can be overturned only by the Pope.
Other acts which incur excommunication include apostacy, heresy, schism, desecration of the Eucharist, and physical force against the Pope.
2006-11-22 13:59:23
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answered by PaulCyp 7
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Excommunication is reserved for the most greivous sins. Here are a few offenses for which Latin Rite Roman Catholics are automatically excommunicated:
Apostasy
Heresy
Schism
Desecration of the Eucharist
Physical force against the Pope
Attempted sacramental absolution of a partner in adultery
Ordination of a bishop without a Papal mandate
Direct violation of the sacramental seal of confession by a priest or bishop
Procurement of a completed abortion or having an abortion done on oneself
Accomplice in any of the above.
Additionally, various parts of the Catholic Church can impose other grounds for excommunication. For example, from 1884 to 1977 in the United States, an automatic excommunication applied to divorced Catholics who remarried outside the Church without obtaining an annulment.
Those who have been excommunicated can receive absolution, however, absolution must be given by the Pope of by a bishop rather than a priest.
God bless,
Stanbo
2006-11-22 14:10:52
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answered by Stanbo 5
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it certainly relies upon. it extremely is not uncommon for individuals to conflict with components of Catholic Dogma, each so often, even if it extremely is all in how one handles those "bouts of doubt" that makes the difference between heresy and excommunication or no longer. If the Catholic is scuffling with an factor of Dogma, and is consistently meditating/considering the venture - completely open to God's Will interior the mattter, than that individual might contunue being an energetic working in direction of Catholic. If one flat rejects those components of Dogma, having desperate to no longer make any further attempt in discerning the reality, it extremely is heresy. eastern church homes are actually not in finished Communion with the Orthodox Church. even if, there's no longer an entire chop up the two. it extremely is pronounced as a Schism; meaning the Catholic and Orthodox church homes are in specific Communion with one yet another.
2016-11-26 02:23:10
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answered by gode 3
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There is no "dogma" a priest is excommunicated he must go to rome to get his sin pardoned after he has asked God for forgivness and mercy.
2006-11-22 13:54:09
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answered by Anonymous
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Excommunication means you will go to hell.
2006-11-22 14:00:19
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answered by quidproquo 1
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