tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post2352624535279723347..comments2023-09-04T08:51:16.091-06:00Comments on Hermano Juancito: The Audiencia de los ConfinesJohn (Juancito) Donaghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-46718400387696359642010-02-18T23:15:43.728-06:002010-02-18T23:15:43.728-06:00Denial of the sacraments is often called excommuni...Denial of the sacraments is often called excommunication, since the congregant is ex-ed from communion. But if there's a church across the street, he can walk there and, assuming the priest is amiable, take communion without violating anything. But once a bishop excommunicates, as I understand it, it's bind on all priests, whether in the parish or not. <br /><br />--CharlesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-69961924868319862392010-02-16T13:42:04.629-06:002010-02-16T13:42:04.629-06:00"Excommunication" is probably a stronger..."Excommunication" is probably a stronger word than I should have used but a friend used that word to explain what happened. Basically the priest suspended the people from active participation in the parish.<br /> <br />The bishop does have "faculties" to excommunicate but under strictly limited conditions. (I'm not a canon lawyer.) But I don't believe a priest has such powers.John (Juancito) Donaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-66857118388130305612010-02-15T23:32:10.532-06:002010-02-15T23:32:10.532-06:00I thought that excommunication had to be approved ...I thought that excommunication had to be approved at higher levels. I somehow think the Bishop will pay a visit to the parish and set things right. <br /><br />--CharlesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com