Monday, August 09, 2010
Excommunication
Modras asks: “If a girl becomes the victim of a date rape and takes the morning-after pill, is she excommunicated? And if so, why is she excommunicated and not the rapist? Or is she excommunicated? Is Zapp now excommunicated for leaving the church as an institution but not as a community of faith? Does opting out of paying his church taxes endanger his immortal soul? Was McBride excommunicated, if she made her difficult gut-wrenching decision with prayer and a good conscience?”
I will reply to each of Modras' questions below . . .
Ed Peters doing the canon law thing, as usual. Excellent.
Labels: catholic
