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Todd
Lefebvre
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Hello,
My name is Todd. I'm 17 and I wanted to know if I'm excommunicated
or not. I committed apostasy because I was
stressed out and didn't think that I was good
enough to be a Catholic. I really gave up
my religion but I read that when you do, you
are automatically excommunicated. (Latae
Sententiae) Nevertheless, I also read
that there are some cases in which you can't
be excommunicated like:
- Lack of the full use of reason. This
excuses children, also
- those who have not
attained the age of puberty, and
- a fortiori,
the demented.
It says that children are excluded so I wanted
to know if I'm considered a child since I'm
under 18. Regardless, I did know what I was
doing when I left the Church. I want to be
a Roman Catholic again.
- Do I have to receive absolution or was
I ever excommunicated in the first place?
- If I do have to be (reconciled|absolved),
what exactly do I have to do?
Thank you,
Todd
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Was
I really excommunicated at my age and, if so, how
do I reconcile with the Church again? }
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Eric
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Dear Todd,
God bless you for being so earnest!
Don't worry. In order to incur the
excommunication you have to know
it's an excommunicable offense
and you have to do it contumaciously,
that is, steadfastly even in the
face of being corrected and admonished.
All you have to do is go to a priest
in Confession and explain the situation.
If you're still concerned about the
excommunication, the priest can lift
it.
Welcome back to the faith!
Eric
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