For other meanings see Interdict

The word interdict usually refers to an ecclesiastical penalty in the Roman Catholic Church. Interdicts may be local or personal. A local interdict, which is no longer a part of canon law, suspends all public worship and withdraws the church's sacraments in a territory or country. A local interdict against a country was to it the equivalent of excommunication against an individual. It would cause all the churches to be closed, and almost all the sacraments not to be allowed (i.e. preventing marriage, confession, Anointing of the Sick, and the eucharist). Certain exceptions allow for baptism, Anointing of the Sick, and sacraments on Holy Days. The word interdict usually refers to an ecclesiastical penalty in the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see Terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins and sees itself as the same Church founded by Jesus of Nazareth and maintained through Apostolic Succession from the Twelve... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Matrimony redirects here. ... Confession of sins is an integral part of the Christian faith and practice. ... Anointing of the Sick is one of the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion of Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and is also administered in some Protestant Churches. ... For the death metal band from Sweden, see Eucharist (band) The Eucharist or Communion or The Lords Supper, is the rite that Christians perform in fulfilment of Jesus instruction, recorded in the New Testament,[1] to do in memory of him what he did at his Last Supper. ... The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. ...

Interdiction was used by the Pope during the Middle Ages as a way to influence rulers. For example, Pope Innocent III placed the kingdom of England under an interdict for seven years between 1208 and 1215 after King John refused to accept the pope's appointee as Archbishop of Canterbury. The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Innocent III, born Lotario de Conti di Segni (Gavignano, near Anagni, ca. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Events Philip of Swabia King of Germany and rival Holy Roman Emperor to Otto IV, assassinated June 21 in Bamberg by German Count Otto of Wittelsbach because Philip had refused to give him his daughter in marriage. ... // Events A certified copy of the Magna Carta June 15 - King John of England forced to put his seal to the Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricting the kings power. ... John (French: Jean) (24 December c. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ...

An interdict can also be a penalty against a specific individual. It is like excommunication in that the person is barred from receiving the sacraments and participating in public worship, but it does not bar the person from continuing to hold and exercise ecclesiastical office. Thus, for a lay member of the church, it is basically equivalent to excommunication. A sacrament is a Christian rite that mediates divine grace. ... OFFICE WORK IS SHITE!! NEVER WORK IN ONE! end of. ...

Certain offenses incur an automatic (latae sententiae) interdict: Latae sententiae is a Latin term from the Canon Law of the Catholic Church meaning by the law itself. When something is Latae Sententiae, an action causes the law to be invoked. ...

• Physical violence against a bishop (canon 1370 §2)
• Attempting to preside over or concelebrate in Mass while being a deacon or lay person (canon 1378 §2 1°)
• Hearing and/or attempting to absolve confessions while being a deacon or lay person (canon 1378 §2 2°)
• Falsely accusing a priest of soliciting adultery while in confession (canon 1390 §1)
• Attempting to marry while having a perpetual vow of chastity (canon 1394 §2)

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• Public incitement against the Apostolic See or the local ordinary (canon 1373)
• Promoting or directing a prohibited association (canon 1374)
• The crime of simony (canon 1380)

In Maltese history, Bishop Michael Gonzi, interdicted those who favoured the opinions of the Malta Labour Party. Their burial had to be done in unconsecrated land. This was due to the controversional proposal of integrating Malta with the United Kingdom and fear that the Malta Labour Party was becoming a Communist Party. This Interdict Condemnation was removed in 1969, when the Malta Labour Party and Maltese Roman Catholic Authorities reached a truce. In the several centuries following the founding of Christianity, five particular cities and centers of Christianity were considered to be Apostolic Sees. ... Pope Pius XI, depicted in this window at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, was ordinary of the universal Roman Catholic Church and local ordinary of Rome. ... Simony is the ecclesiastical crime and personal sin of paying for offices or positions in the hierarchy of a church, named after Simon Magus, who appears in the Acts of the Apostles 8:18-24. ... Sir Count Michael Gonzi (16 November 1885 - 22 January 1984), was the first Archbishop of Archdiocese of Malta, and the 13th Bishop of Malta. ... The Malta Labour Party (MLP, Maltese: Partit Laburista) is a Maltese political party. ... The Malta Labour Party (MLP, Maltese: Partit Laburista) is a Maltese political party. ... In modern usage, a communist party is a political party which promotes communism, the sociopolitical ideology based on Marxism. ...

See also

• Excommunication

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References

• The Unholy War. Malta Today,. Retrieved on March 13, 2005.

• A Medieval Glossary of Terms. Renaissance Magazine,.