Read more excommunication stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5362/excommunication.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:58:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/57426/mormon-hunks-have-church-up-in-arms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn entrepreneur who says his aim was to improve the image of Mormons has been excommunicated by the church for publishing a calendar with photos of shirtless members of the faith. The “Men on a Mission” calendar doesn’t “tear down the beliefs of the church at all," Chad Hardy protests...http://www.newser.com/story/57426/mormon-hunks-have-church-up-in-arms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 13:09:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50330/bishop-will-look-into-holocaust-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnder pressure to recant his Holocaust denial, Bishop Richard Williamson promises to crack open the history books. “Historical evidence is at issue, not emotions," he told Der Spiegel . "And if I find this evidence, I will correct myself. But that will take time." Williamson said his opinions were based on...http://www.newser.com/story/50330/bishop-will-look-into-holocaust-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Feb 2009 15:33:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49876/vatican-demands-holocaust-denier-recant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Vatican has demanded that Bishop Richard Williamson, a Holocaust denier who was recently un-excommunicated, recant his views in order to serve in the Catholic Church, the BBC reports. Williamson was excommunicated 20 years ago for a separate transgression. The Church said the pope was unaware of his contrarian stance...http://www.newser.com/story/49876/vatican-demands-holocaust-denier-recant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 9:02:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48737/pope-to-reinstate-bishop-who-denies-holocaust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict XVI is planning to welcome four rebel bishops excommunicated by his predecessor back to the Catholic Church, reports the Times of London. The ultra-conservative bishops reject the liberal reforms of the Second Vatican Council. One of them, Richard Williamson, openly endorses the anti-semitic tract Protocols of the Elders...http://www.newser.com/story/48737/pope-to-reinstate-bishop-who-denies-holocaust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 4:08:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/8301/6-ark-nuns-excommunicated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSix Arkansas nuns have been booted from the Catholic Church for refusing to renounce the Army of Mary, a sect the Vatican deems heretical for its founder’s claim to be the reincarnation of the virgin. “We know we are doing the right thing,” said an 82-year-old nun. “We pray that...http://www.newser.com/story/8301/6-ark-nuns-excommunicated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Sep 2007 11:32:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2179/house-dems-slam-popes-threat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of House Democrats bridled at Pope Benedict's recent suggestion that politicians who support abortion rights should be excommunicated, The Hill reports. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut led 18 legislators in condemning the Pope's comment, which "offends the very nature of the American experiment," according to their statement.http://www.newser.com/story/2179/house-dems-slam-popes-threat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 May 2007 8:08:32 CDT