Shunning Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Catholicism==== Prior to the [[Code of Canon Law of 1983]], in rare cases (known as excommunication ''[[Vitandus|vitandi]]'') the [[Catholic Church]] expected adherents to shun an [[excommunication|excommunicated]] member in secular matters. In 1983, the distinction between ''vitandi'' and others (''tolerandi'') was abolished, and thus the expectation is not made anymore.<ref>{{cite CE1913|wstitle=Excommunication|first=Auguste |last=Boudinhon|volume=5}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page