A person who is excommunicated cannot receive the sacraments until the excommunication is lifted.What happens when one is excommunicated,
Of course.can he be saved, can he ever reconcile with the church?
Yes, of course. A person who is excommunicated cannot receive the Sacraments. They are still expected to attend Mass and Holy Days of Obligation.Is their a way to come back or annul the excomunication?
A person who is unaware of the penalty cannot incur it.I heard on the radio that for instance for matters related to abortion one could be automatically excomunicated under some given circumstances, If the person is not even aware, how will things go?
How so, when procuring an abortion incurrs the penalty by the very nature of the act?A person who is unaware of the penalty cannot incur it.
The penalty is not absolute:How so, when procuring an abortion incurrs the penalty by the very nature of the act?
To actually incur the excommunication one must know that it is an excommunicable offense at the time of the abortion. Canon 1323 provides that the following do not incur a sanction, those who are not yet 16, are unaware of a law, do not advert to it or are in error about its scope, were forced or had an unforeseeable accident, acted out of grave fear, or who lacked the use of reason (except culpably, as by drunkenness). Thus a woman forced by an abusive husband to have an abortion would not incur an excommunication, for instance, whereas someone culpably under the influence of drugs or alcohol would (canon 1325).How so, when procuring an abortion incurrs the penalty by the very nature of the act?
An excommunicated person can receive the Sacrament of Reconcilliation. Confession is required for one’s excommunication to be lifted.A person who is excommunicated cannot receive the sacraments until the excommunication is lifted.
As part of the lifting of the excommunication, yes.An excommunicated person can receive the Sacrament of Reconcilliation. Confession is required for one’s excommunication to be lifted.
It is never too late to be saved & you can always reconcile with the church. Go to confession and truly repent of your sins and recieve absolution.God blessWhat happens when one is excommunicated, can he be saved, can he ever reconcile with the church? Is their a way to come back or annul the excomunication? I heard on the radio that for instance for matters related to abortion one could be automatically excomunicated under some given circumstances, If the person is not even aware, how will things go? I think this is an important topic, and it is relevant today.
Animaviva.
Actually, not quite. The excommunication must be lifted first before absolution can be validly given. If the priest himself has the faculty to do so (e.g. abortion), he lifts the excommunication first then absolves. If it’s reserved to the Holy See (e.g. attacking the Pope), the priest must defer absolution and refer the case to Rome and receive either the remission of the excommunication or the faculty to do so. Only then can he absolve.An excommunicated person can receive the Sacrament of Reconcilliation. Confession is required for one’s excommunication to be lifted.