[kosta50]

I can sometimes chime in with some of the history, since my theological knowledge is not very elevated, but I do have a pretty good feel for what happened when

You forgot to mention the most important thing: that you bring with you the spirit of reconciliation better than any one of us, and without that all the scholarly talent would accomplish nothing.

[Vicomte13]

Thank you for the kind words.

I did not realize that the excommunications of the middle ages were rescinded in 1965. I presume that was part of Vatican II. I like Vatican II better and better.