Excommunication is one of the sillier aspects of the catholic church. It's sort of like a referee giving a player a prolonged suspension without the benefit of video review, when the whole thing should really be left up to league head office. The question is whether God (assume for a moment he exists) is like the NHL league office, who will back up anything their referees say, no matter how much they screw up, or the NFL league office, who would be quick to rebuke their referees.
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