I THINK it’s not so much our minds as our choice of words.
I THINK an excommunicate person is just under severe discipline. He doesn’t have to repeat the ritess of initiation if he repents; he still has access to the sacrament of confession; and at thebrink of death he can receive communion.
He’s not “un-calflicked”; he’s just in severe time-out.
That is a strong word for a time out :)
Hope you are keeping cool ..