Posts Tagged ‘excommunication’

Priest who followed his parishioners is excommunicated

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

Cleveland’s Bishop Richard Lennon has formally excommunicated a priest who followed his parishioners into an independent worship community after the bishop improperly closed their parish. The conflict between the diocese and the parish of St Peter in downtown Cleveland began in 2009 when Bishop Lennon announced the closure of 50-plus parishes and churches in a Read more

Is excommunication losing its bite?

Friday, December 9th, 2011

The proliferation of excommunications in recent years is sapping the energy out of that formerly most-feared weapon in the church’s quiver. Once upon a time, excommunication was seen as a virtual death penalty to the soul of the unfortunate recipient. And in the Middle Ages, it could lead to a literal death sentence for the Read more