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I am not disagreeing with that, excommunications do happen Roland00 Send a noteboard - 06/09/2010 03:07:57 AM
The argument is that excommunications can and do take place. That people can be barred from being Catholic.

I am not disagreeing with that, excommunications do happen, I am clarifying that you can't be excommunicated for being gay (performing gay acts and/or getting married is a different matter.)

I am clarifying for people who aren't Catholic, or weren't raised Catholic, thus not knowing how excommunication works.

Furthermore some people think excommunication means you aren't a christian anymore. This is not true, you are still considered a christian, and still considered baptized. That said that church "won't have anything to do with you" and considers you "expunged" from its society. Excommunication is supposed to tell you to wake up and get back to what matters and re-establish communication with God for the Catholic church considers you to really really screwed up.
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That's the crux of it. - 07/09/2010 11:24:44 AM 1066 Views
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She chose to work for a Catholic institution. - 05/09/2010 05:54:23 PM 867 Views
what a stupid thing to say - 05/09/2010 07:38:16 PM 999 Views
Um... no? One can be excommunicated for any number of things. *NM* - 05/09/2010 08:22:29 PM 351 Views
yeah back in the time when there was no electricity *NM* - 05/09/2010 08:25:17 PM 393 Views
...um, no. I'm not sure where you're getting that from, but it's completely wrong. - 06/09/2010 01:06:49 AM 916 Views
You can't be excommunicated for being gay - 06/09/2010 02:51:21 AM 995 Views
No one here said you could. - 06/09/2010 03:00:07 AM 930 Views
I am not disagreeing with that, excommunications do happen - 06/09/2010 03:07:57 AM 1007 Views
Wow! What an underwhelming argument. - 06/09/2010 04:24:32 AM 974 Views
Actually, the Pope has the right to say "sorry, you're not a Catholic anymore". - 05/09/2010 08:43:34 PM 1118 Views
See above post - 06/09/2010 02:52:25 AM 847 Views
What? - 06/09/2010 02:56:59 AM 861 Views
Nope - 06/09/2010 03:03:48 AM 904 Views
Inaction, like, for example, not saving lives where you could have is also grounds for expulsion. - 06/09/2010 06:35:31 PM 772 Views
Hmm, but I think that's a different type of inaction than the kind he's discussing - 06/09/2010 08:02:50 PM 1087 Views
I never infered that that was the case. - 06/09/2010 08:24:30 PM 783 Views
mmm, but your example isn't inaction ALONE - 06/09/2010 08:46:56 PM 886 Views
Hmm interesting question. - 06/09/2010 10:35:19 PM 971 Views
is excommunication about "use" though? - 06/09/2010 10:36:55 PM 1005 Views
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yah, I'd agree with that - 07/09/2010 11:59:01 AM 1011 Views
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Calling me an idiot... - 07/09/2010 05:52:39 AM 903 Views
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does excommunication mean you are no longer Catholic? - 06/09/2010 08:52:58 PM 789 Views
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I'm unsure about that. It doesn't invalidate baptism. - 07/09/2010 08:23:33 AM 852 Views
I thought conformation is what made you a member of the church *NM* - 07/09/2010 06:42:36 PM 341 Views
You're correct. - 08/09/2010 02:33:45 AM 906 Views
Hey I haven't brought up the last two times - 07/09/2010 03:30:18 AM 884 Views
My god people that cheat or divorce shouldn't be Catholic - 06/09/2010 02:26:23 AM 797 Views
I'm inclined to agree. - 07/09/2010 11:31:59 AM 845 Views
Re: I'm inclined to agree. - 10/09/2010 02:36:05 AM 977 Views

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