[Capt. Tom]

Why don’t they excommunicate pedophile priests?

Religions excommunicate heretics, and not sinners.

There is nothing heretical about murder, incest, pedophilia or thievery etc.

Holding and persisting in views contrary to the teaching of the religion is heresy.

You can be forgiven for your sins, but not for heresy. - tom - Tom

[CalvaryJohn]

This heresy can be blamed on Rome Herself. Her veneration of Mary is extra biblical and thus heretical in its own right. They started it; it’s their job to correct it.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Excommunication

Automatic excommunication ("latae sententiae excommunication")

There are a few offenses for which Latin Rite Roman Catholics are automatically excommunicated:

1. Apostasy (canon 1364),
2. Heresy (canon 1364),
3. Schism (canon 1364),
4. Desecration of the Eucharist (canon 1367),
5. Physical violence against the Pope (canon 1370),
6. Attempted sacramental absolution of a partner in a sin against the sixth commandment of the Decalogue ("Thou shalt not commit adultery.") (canon 1378 §1),
7. Ordination of a bishop without papal mandate (canon 1382),
8. Direct violation of the sacramental seal of confession by a confessor (canon 1388),
9. Procurement of a completed abortion (canon 1398), or
10. Being a conspiring or necessary accomplice in any of the above (canon 1329).

[Sherman Logan]

You can be forgiven for your sins, but not for heresy.

Sure you can. You can't be forgiven for any sin until you repent. If you repent of your heresy, you will be forgiven, same as for any other sin.

The good nuns refused to repent, so out they go.

[joebuck]

"Religions excommunicate heretics, and not sinners."

Depends on how you define excommunicate. I recall the Apostle Paul ordered the congregation at Corinth to boot out a congregent for sleeping with his father's wife. (Granted, he was readmitted but only after he repented of this sin)

[Sherman Logan]

Religions excommunicate heretics, and not sinners.

Quite a few religions excommunicate unrepentant sinners. The Bible is pretty clear that this is the right thing to do, but it doesn't happen often.

[Aquinasfan]

Religions excommunicate heretics, and not sinners. There is nothing heretical about murder, incest, pedophilia or thievery etc. Holding and persisting in views contrary to the teaching of the religion is heresy.

True and succinct. I like succinct.

[Scotswife]

“You can be forgiven for your sins, but not for heresy. - tom - Tom”

You cannot be forgiven for heresy?

I thought if heretics wanted to reconcile with the church they were welcome to as long as they renounced their heretical beliefs.

If any of these nuns come around in the future and give up these strange beliefs, aren’t they able to reconcile?