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Palestinians, as well as some left-wing Jews, are being suspended from studies, fired from jobs, or arrested at night — all because of social media posts.

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[-] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

never excommunicated, not even retroactively

You can't be excommunicated retroactively.

Excommunication is meant to socially pressure someone into repentance, which is obviously pointless after death.

[-] _cnt0@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago
[-] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

By the time he rose to power, Hitler was no longer a practicing Catholic. In fact he publicly aligned himself with "Deutsche Christen", a Nazi version of Protestantism. So again, excommunication would have been pointless.

[-] _cnt0@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

And what did the Catholic church at least used to do with people denouncing their faith?

[-] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nothing. There are millions of lapsed Catholics and converts out of Catholicism. The church does not take action against them.

Excommunication is meant for practicing Catholics. It means "You can't take part in Catholic sacraments until you stop disagreeing with the church."

It is obviously pointless if someone already left the church. In fact, the people excommunicated most often - by far - are Catholic clergy who dissent about some matter of doctrine.

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