Absent specific apostasy or full-blown schism, Catholics who are nevertheless daily rejecting God by means of their freely made behavioral choices (amounting to mortal sin) are still in full communion with Holy Mother Church. It seems strange to think of things that way, but such baptized and confirmed individuals are always but one good sacramental confession away from transitioning from the darkness of death back into everlasting life. Not in full communion? They are not even (spiritually) breathing!
Catholics who are nevertheless daily rejecting God by means of their freely made behavioral choices (amounting to mortal sin) are still in full communion with Holy Mother Church.
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So I’ve heard, but it seems to beg the question of what does it matter, what meaning does it have, if such a person intends never to in any way relate to Holy Mother Church and in fact never does so for the remainder of his/her life? It would seem then to be a belief or teaching of the Church that is devoid of any actual meaning. Moreover, if such a person has decided to reject the Faith entirely and instead embraces the beliefs of Atheism, the Church’s “full communion” position relative to that person would appear to be what a reasonable person might justifiably refer to as ludicrous.