Community and breaking it off. The question about excommunication Cover Image

Wspólnota i zerwanie wspólnoty. Pytanie o ekskomunikę
Community and breaking it off. The question about excommunication

Author(s): Tomasz Węcławski
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Fundacja Świętego Mikołaja
Keywords: community; excommunication; Catholic church

Summary/Abstract: Father Tomasz Węcławski discusses in his feature the problem of excommunication as it is understood by the Catholic church. He asks if the church should use this kind of punishment at all because it is often conceived as pushing an individual away by the community which should be the mainstay for everyone. Father Węcławski analyses the idea of excommunication, showing how to understand it and its role in the Catholic church. The article enables to see how excommunication influences the community of the church and what really determines this community.

  • Issue Year: 2003
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 125-132
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish