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The fraternity at
the various levels
Definitive Provisions
Article
58
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The brother or sister who
publicly rejects the faith, or defects from ecclesiastical
communion, or upon whom an excommunication is imposed or
declared, by the fact itself ceases to be a member of the Order.
This does not mean, however, that the council of the fraternity
should not discuss the matter with the person concerned or offer
fraternal help. The council of the higher level, upon request of
the council of the local fraternity, collects the proofs and
officially declares that the person has ceased to be a member of
the Order.
- The decree of dismissal or the declaration that the person has
ceased to be a member of the Order, in order to become effective,
must be confirmed by the national council to whom all the
documentation will be sent.
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