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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 12:28 PM Original message |
Why does the Catholic Church excommunicate people? |
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Lefty48197 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. Most talk of excommunication comes from Protestant Republicans |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. technically if you get a divorce |
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sallyseven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 12:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. That statement is not true. you have to do something |
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TexasProgresive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 12:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Condoning an abortion is |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. psychological - if they make it seem exclusive, it becomes more important |
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Not Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 01:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. I was excommunicated in 1998 |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. Here's an explanation from the Catholic Encyclopedia. |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 01:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. So if I, say, kill an abortionIST and his entire family and pets |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 04:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Beats me, kiddo -- I'm a skeptic from the get-go-- |
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noahmijo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. Why does ALL of Organized Religion follow nothing of their noble teachings |
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ExclamationPoint (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I agree that the leaders do |
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Zambero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. Anymore, excommunication is about as common as levitation |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. FEAR used to control the ignorant, from the dark ages........ |
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marew (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. I believe there are a variety of things. |
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43770 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. Excommunication |
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Midwest_Doc (548 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. I may be wrong, but |
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mikehiggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 01:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Regarding Masons |
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mikehiggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
16. As far as I know as a Catholic, there are no more "sutomatic" |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 06:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Offically, yes |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. All voluntary organization have the "power of the gate". |
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