"James":35qqp14w wrote:
"Jon":35qqp14w wrote:
Excommunication is certainly not a sacrament since it bars someone from the communion of believers – there is no grace in that.[/quote:35qqp14w]
So if one were to be Excommunicated from the Church, they would not be part of the communion of believers? What if that person still believes Jesus as the salvation of man?[/quote:35qqp14w]
What I meant was more along the lines of what LARobert wrote: barred from reception of the Eucharist. Essentially this is akin to being cut off from the rest of the community in a symbolic and spiritual way.
So if one were to be Excommunicated from the Church, they would not be part of the communion of believers? What if that person still believes Jesus as the salvation of man?[/quote:35qqp14w]
What I meant was more along the lines of what LARobert wrote: barred from reception of the Eucharist. Essentially this is akin to being cut off from the rest of the community in a symbolic and spiritual way.