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addn info - definition includes the general meaning of exclusion from any religious faith community
'''Excommunication''' literally means "out of communion" and is the removal of a member from standing in a church body. Most excommunications are automatic under church doctrine, as in the automatic excommunication for facilitating [[abortion]].<ref name="List">http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/strong-medicine</ref>
'''Excommunication''' literally means "out of communion" and is the removal of a member from standing in a religious faith community, usually a church body. Most excommunications are automatic under church doctrine, as in the automatic excommunication for facilitating [[abortion]].<ref name="List">http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/strong-medicine</ref>
Priests can be automatically excommunicated. If, for example, a priest ever reveals the contents of a confession, then he is automatically excommunicated.<ref name="List"/>
Priests can be automatically excommunicated. If, for example, a priest ever reveals the contents of a confession, then he is automatically excommunicated.<ref name="List"/>