[John O]

or their worthiness to receive the Eucharist.

Actually 1 Cor 5:1-5 (among others) gives authority to disfellowship someone over 'extreme' sin. Being an unrepentant baby killer falls into extreme sin in my book.

[sinkspur]

Actually 1 Cor 5:1-5 (among others) gives authority to disfellowship someone over 'extreme' sin. Being an unrepentant baby killer falls into extreme sin in my book.

In the Catholic Church, the pastor or the bishop, the heads of the community, make that decision. Not laymen.