What happens if the Pope is automatically excommunicated?
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Some actions incur automatic excommunication . While it is debated whether a Pope can lose the office via heresy , what happens if a pope commits a sin *other* than heresy, such as abortion or violating the seal of confession, which carries an equal penalty? Is the Pope subject to the automatic excommunication? If so, would the election of a new Pope be called for? What would then happen (in terms of the Papacy) if the excommunicated Pope repented and rejoined the church?
Asked by Please stop being evil
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Jun 29, 2018, 07:25 PM
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