Catholics: You Are Automatically Excommunicated, If You...

The Latin term: latae sententiae, means that a Catholic is automatically excommunicated from the Church...

This severe sentence, in effect, throws a Catholic out of the Church.  He or she cannot be readmitted unless and until one, not only repents of their grievous sin, but also abjures their heresy, or other grave offences against the laws of God.

Formal heresy, as we know, distorts or "changes" the truth to the point of a doctrine or teaching no longer resembling the truth.  Put simply, heresy attacks, not only the teachings of the Church, but also Christ Himself, as the Church is His mystical Body...

But there are other actions that can inflict the sentence of automatic excommunication, such as prescribing or taking a contracepting drug.  RU-486 comes to mind... Sadly, this drug -- along with others -- is used by far too many Catholic women today.  And if that mortal sin weren't enough, if the contraception fails, then there is the "legal" alternative of abortion, which again, far too many Catholic women make use of that "option."  

The barbaric, heinous, disgusting procedure known as abortion, incurs the sentence of automatic excommunication for any Catholic woman that procures the abortion, or any Catholic doctor or nurse that takes part in the bloody procedure.  The same holds true for any Catholic politician that advocates or supports legislation that perpetuates the continued practice of the killing of the pre-born with our federal tax dollars.

From Italy: "...published in L’Osservatore Romano, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has reaffirmed that “the Church’s teaching on procured abortion has not changed, nor can it change,” adding that:

“the Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. “A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae,” (Code of Canon Law, can. 1398), “by the very commission of the offense” (Code of Canon Law, can. 1314) and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law (cf. Code of Canon Law, can. 1323-1324). The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.”

I write this short article for any and all Catholics who label themselves liberal, or "progressive": You are jeopardizing your immortal souls for the sake of an errant ideology that emanates from the father of lies, satan..

Don't be deceived...

Viva Cristo Rey!  Fr. Miguel Pro, pray for us...

Gene DeLalla