But other crimes have an automatic or mandatory penalty attached. Technically speaking, an excommunicated person cannot receive any sacraments, or celebrate any sacraments if the offender is a ...

(RNS) — Many people believe that excommunication is the Catholic Church’s equivalent of capital punishment — the worst punishment that the church can impose on a believer. Some even see it ...

However, the family claimed they were excommunicated from their church for going public. The Browns held onto their beliefs by holding Sunday services in their home even after leaving their ...

Everyone knows that the strictest penalty in the Catholic Church is excommunication. In contemporary conversations it is billed as the ultimate harsh punishment for sinners and heretics.

Aside from their penchant for power and natty hats, they have all been excommunicated. Excommunication is the harshest punishment available to the Roman Catholic Church, and essentially means that ...

He is known for his rock T-shirts, a silver stud pierced through his right ear and his habit of posing, as on his official Facebook page, with a glass of beer. On Facebook and Twitter, Daniel posted a ...

Hardy’s excommunication for conduct unbecoming ... minus their trademark white shirts, ties and black plastic name badges. The calendar was intended to shake up the stuffy, cookie-cutter ...

Men on a Mission' Hardy's excommunication for conduct unbecomiong ... minus their trademark white shirts, ties and black plastic name badges. The calendar was intended to shake up the stuffy ...

The "Men on a Mission" calendar has sold nearly 10,000 copies. It includes pictures of 12 returned missionaries wearing black slacks, but not their trademark white shirts, in modest poses.

SALT LAKE CITY – The creator of a calendar that featured shirtless Mormon missionaries was excommunicated Sunday ... but not their trademark white shirts, in modest poses. The men also were ...

The creator of a calendar that featured shirtless Mormon missionaries was excommunicated Sunday after ... but not their trademark white shirts, in modest poses. The men also were photographed ...