1983 Code of Canon Law
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The 1983 Code of Canon Law, also called the Johanno-Pauline Code, is the "fundamental body of ecclesiastical laws for the Latin Church". It is the second and current comprehensive codification of cano
Cover of the 1983 edition of the 1983 Code of Canon Law
Pope John Paul II 1991
In the canon law of the Catholic Church, excommunication is a form of censure. In the formal sense of the term, excommunication includes being barred not only from the sacraments but also from the fel
In some cases, excommunication would be announced with a ceremony involving a bell, book, and candle.
The Excommunication of Robert the Pious (1875) by Jean-Paul Laurens. Robert was able to get his excommunication reversed following the election of the next pope.
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