Excommunication its nature, historical development and effects ..

Excommunication its nature, historical development and effects ..

Author: Hyland, Francis Edward, 1901

Year: 1928

TABLE OF CONTENTS. Foreword vii PART I. Chapter I. Canon 2257. The Nature of the Censure of Excommunication 1 II. Historical Development of the Censure of Excommunication 11 I. Pre-Christian Excommunication 12 1. Pagan Analogies12 2. Hebrew Excommunication 12 II. Christian Excommunication 14 1. The Right of the Church to Excommunicate 14 2. The Church has exercised this Right from the Beginning 16 3. Terminology 18 4. Mortal Excommunication 19 5. The Delivering to Satan 21 6. Anathema 22 7. Maranatha 25 8. Medicinal Excommunication 26 9. Medicinal Excommunication and Public Penance 27 10. The Denial of Episcopal Communion 30 II. Minor Excommunication 31 III. Canon 2258 and Canon 2267. Vitandi and Tolerati : Communication in Profane Mattere 35 PART II. THE EFFECTS OF EXCOMMUNICATION. Preliminary Remarks 48 I. The Legislation of Canon 2232 48 II. The Distinction between a Declaratory and Condemnatory Sentence 50 Chapter I. Canon 2259. Assistance at Divine Offices 53 II. Canon 2260 74 I. Reception of the Sacraments 74 II. Reception of the Sacramentals 78 III. Ecclesiastical Burial 83 III. Canon 2261 88 I. Active Use of the Sacraments and Sacramentals 88 II. Some Special Points Concern