Andrew Cuomo criticized for "public concubinage" of Sandra Lee
"Nunya Bidnits" wrote in
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Actually, not in the Catholic Church, no.
"Before the 1983 Code of Canon Law, there were two degrees of
excommunication: vitandus (shunned, literally "to be avoided", where the
person had to be avoided by other Catholics), and toleratus (tolerated,
which permitted Catholics to continue to have business and social
relationships with the excommunicant). This distinction no longer applies
today, and excommunicated Catholics are still under obligation to attend
Mass, even though they are barred from receiving the Eucharist and from
taking active part in the liturgy (reading, bringing the offerings, etc.).
Indeed, the excommunicant is encouraged to retain some relationship with
the Church, as the goal is to encourage them to repent and return to active
participation in its life."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excommunication#The_Catholic_Church
Also, excommunication does not in any way constitute a judgment on the
eternal destiny (heaven, hell, member of a conservative party) of the
excommunicated individual. [La peine d'excommunication n'est en aucun cas
un jugement sur la destin?e ?ternelle (enfer, paradis) de la personne
excommuni?e.]
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excommunication#Chez_les_catholiques
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