Anathema

[Bruce S]

Please define this for me, and the ramifications?

[Aloysius]

i'm no expert..

but it's like seperated from the Church.. i'm pretty sure it was used in the NT.

anyway, when it is used to proclaim a doctrine that doctrine is automatically infallible because it is making full use of the keys to the kingdom, that if anyone does not believe such doctrines they are not fully within the gate.

[phatcatholic]

i know u dislike article dumping, so i shall only provide the link:

Anathema

i hope u will read this article, b/c it give a very thorough explanation of the word, from its etymology, to its use in the OT, its use in the NT, and its use in Church documents today.

i hope this helps........pax christi,

phatcatholic

[Don John of Austria]

yeah that article is one of the best out there.

[ironmonk]

anathema: A Greek word with the root meaning of cursed or separated and the adapted meaning of excommunicated. Used in Church documents, especially the canons of ecumenical councils, to condemn heresy and practices opposed to proper discipline.

If this is in reference to something you picked up from a non-Catholic site, book, or person... Look it up from a Catholic source.

Your Servant in Christ,

ironmonk