Excommunication After Confession

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In coptic church we have a custom of excommunicating a person who has commited a major sin (such as murder) from communion even after he is absolved. Is this practice compatible with Catholic theology? It seems that in ancient times a person might have to wait many years before the church would allow him to confess a major sin but these days people are urged to confess immediately. If someone commits murder or fornication, is it really ok for him to confess so quickly and receive communion immediately after? Wouldnt it be better for him to wait and prepare himself for the sacraments?
 
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I do know that there was a sin that was only pardonable by the pope. If one confessed of having an abortion, you were excommunicated. I believe the pope has allowed priests to absolve the penitent now, though. I am not sure about other sins.
 
I think it is okay to allow truly contrite penitents who were absolved to receive Holy Communion since it is a good way to root out many evils.
 
In the early centuries in the western Church a period of public penance would be prescribed for sins like murder, adultery, and apostasy before the sinners were readmitted to full communion in the other sacraments. Over time, the Church changed the laws about penitence and greatly relaxed them. Current Church law allows for anyone who has been absolved of mortal sin to receive the Eucharist, and I believe that is very fitting as the Eucharist is nourishment that brings strength to repentant sinners to persevere in their newfound life of grace.
 
Up until the year of mercy. In the Roman Catholic faith you could only confess having had an abortion , to a bishop. During the year of mercy Pope Francis allowed people to confess that sin to priests.

I think people must now again confess this sin only to bishops.
 
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YoungCatholicGuy said:
Up until the year of mercy. In the Roman Catholic faith you could only confess having had an abortion , to a bishop. During the year of mercy Pope Francis allowed people to confess that sin to priests.
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Do you live in a country other than the US?

I ask because I’m fairly certain that most bishops in the US have allowed penitents to confess an abortion directly to priests and allowed the priests to absolve the penitent. That’s been so for many many years and is still allowed.
 
I assume you’re Coptic Orthodox?

In ancient times people were often barred from communion even after sacramental absolution. This practice obviously cannot be condemned, but it its no longer allowed in the current discipline of the Latin Church, and I’m pretty sure it’s not allowed by the current canon law for Eastern Catholics either.

In any case though, confession should be made as soon as possible, since we never know when we are going to die.
 
Our Lady warned in Akita’s Vatican approved apparition,

A justice worse than the flood will wipe out 2/3s of mankind if abortion does not stop
 
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TigerLily-1 said:
Do you live in a country other than the US?

I ask because I’m fairly certain that most bishops in the US have allowed penitents to confess an abortion directly to priests and allowed the priests to absolve the penitent. That’s been so for many many years and is still allowed.
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The Vatican directive was as YoungCatholicGuy posted. The US bishops made an exception to the rule. I believe the US was the only country that did so.

It’s a moot point now as the Vatican has extended the ability for all priests to absolve this sin in perpetuity.
 
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Thanks for the answers guys. Is there any practice of keeping a guilty person away from confession or keeping an absolved person away from communion in the Latin church today?
 
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