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Generally associated with the Roman Catholic church, '''excommunication''' is religious censure intended to deprive one of membership of a religious community and, in the Catholic context, preclude the excommunicated from salvation. | |||
Excommunication is considered automatic for some sins within the Catholic church, but can also be a formal affair, generally reserved for renegade clerygymen and such. | |||
Revision as of 14:53, 30 December 2001
Generally associated with the Roman Catholic church, excommunication is religious censure intended to deprive one of membership of a religious community and, in the Catholic context, preclude the excommunicated from salvation.
Excommunication is considered automatic for some sins within the Catholic church, but can also be a formal affair, generally reserved for renegade clerygymen and such.