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MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does “excommunication” mean?
A
thrown out of the church
B
brought into the church
C
thrown out of the country
D
brought back into the country
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -excommunication, form of ecclesiastical censure by which a person is excluded from the communion of believers, the rites or sacraments of a church, and the rights of church membership but not necessarily from membership in the church as such.

Detailed explanation-2: -Excommunication is a medicinal penalty of the Church. Its purpose is not necessarily to obtain justice or satisfaction but is meant to awaken an individual’s conscience to repentance (canon 1312 & 1331). Excommunication can either be imposed by the competent authority (usually a bishop) through a canonical process.

Detailed explanation-3: -Excommunication (Latin ex, out of, and communio or communicatio, communion-exclusion from the communion), the principal and severest censure, is a medicinal, spiritual penalty that deprives the guilty Christian of all participation in the common blessings of ecclesiastical society.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Church in crisis To this day, Christianity is marked by two central pillars of the dispute: On January 3, 1521, Pope Leo X issued a papal bull in Rome excommunicating Martin Luther and his supporters. Luther, for his part, had referred to the pope as the “Antichrist."

Detailed explanation-5: -Martin Luther: One of the most famous examples of excommunication comes from the Protestant Reformation when Martin Luther was excommunicated by Pope Leo X in 1521 for his disruptive teachings. Henry VIII: King Henry VIII of England was excommunicated by Pope Clement VII in 1538. More items •19-Jan-2023

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