excommunication in the eastern orthodox church
Excommunication in the Eastern Orthodox Church refers to the formal expulsion or exclusion of an individual from participation in the religious community due to grave offenses against the Church, resulting in a loss of sacraments and spiritual communion until reconciliation is sought and granted.
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