Against intercession of Saints: Excommunication?

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If a Catholic is publicly professing that its wrong, unbiblical and heretical to invoke the prayer intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Saints, does it earn that person the “anathema” trademark from the 25th Session of the Council of Trent, which deals with the invocation of Saints? And is that grounds for excommunication?

This is my source for the decrees from the Council of Trent:

history.hanover.edu/texts/trent/ct25.html
 
I think that the Council of Trent makes it pretty clear what the doctrine is.

“teaching them, that the saints, who reign together with Christ, offer up their own prayers to God for men; that it is good and useful suppliantly to invoke them, and to have recourse to their prayers, aid, (and) help for obtaining benefits from God, through His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who is our alone Redeemer and Saviour; but that they think impiously, who deny that the saints, who enjoy eternal happiness in heaven, are to be invocated; or who assert either that they do not pray for men; or, that the invocation of them to pray for each of us even in particular, is idolatry; or, that it is repugnant to the word of God; and is opposed to the honour of the one mediator of God and men, Christ Jesus; or, that it is foolish to supplicate, vocally, or mentally, those who reign in heaven. Also, that the holy bodies of holy martyrs, and of others now living with Christ,-which bodies were the living members of Christ, and the temple of the Holy Ghost, and which are by Him to be raised unto eternal life, and to be glorified,–are to be venerated by the faithful; through which (bodies) many benefits are bestowed by God on men; so that they who affirm that veneration and honour are not due to the relics of saints; or, that these, and other sacred monuments, are uselessly honoured by the faithful; and that the places dedicated to the memories of the saints are in vain visited with the view of obtaining their aid; are wholly to be condemned, as the Church has already long since condemned, and now also condemns them.”

Where do you see that they will excommunicate someone. And why does it matter, this is obviously heresy?
 
A couple paragraphs later it seems to sum up the decrees by saying “But if any one shall teach, or entertain sentiments, contrary to these decrees; let him be anathema.” That’s why I was asking, anyway.

“Why does it matter?” Just curiosity.
 
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A couple paragraphs later it seems to sum up the decrees by saying “But if any one shall teach, or entertain sentiments, contrary to these decrees; let him be anathema.” That’s why I was asking, anyway.

“Why does it matter?” Just curiosity.
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I guess it is heresy then.
 
The communion of saints is part of the deposit of faith. Catholics are not obliged to DO it. They are, however, obliged to ACCEPT it. To not do so is heresy, which does bring upon the heretic excommunication.
 
Although why in the world would a Catholic NOT do it? That’s almost laughable.
 
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