Excommunication...what it's not?
The call is for excommunication of Governor Cuomo is blasting loud and clear from Catholics across the nation. It sounds good to me, here is an individual among many that claim the Catholic identity, however his actions give the lay Catholic and non-Catholic alike the obvious examples of something totally opposite.
Some don't even know he is already banned from receiving Holy Communion, so what good would it do?
Many Catholic blogs/podcasts bugle the same call for excommunication and
some try to engage in a rather superficial, emotional call to light the
torches and storm Frankenstein's castle.
How many Catholics really know the, What, How, Why of excommunication?
Rather than just join the band wagon, we should educate ourselves on the subject matter, terminology definitions, purpose and expectations.
Edward Peters a well know Canon Lawyer has an excellent blog (In the Light of the Law, a Canon Lawyer's blog) one should visit regularly to help with that education. Yes, some of it my be a little hard to understand but canon law is not a simple matter and excommunication is not a simple declaration.
Here's one of a few resent pieces on this subject that will be a helpful place to start.
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