Talk:List of former Roman Catholics

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This article was nominated for deletion on 14 December 2006. The result of the discussion was keep.

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DiMaggio is said to have been automatically excommunicated on marrying Marilyn Monroe as in Catholicism this was deemed bigamy. (His first wife was alive and the marriage was not annulled) However only Wiki and its mirrors say this, but presumably he would've been denied sacraments during his period with Marilyn. I don't think he was formally excommunicated though and after the marriage to Monroe ended he apparently returned to the Church. In least I assume so as he is buried at the Roman Catholic Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma. So he might not fit here as it's likely he was an ex-Catholic only for a period of his life.--T. Anthony 11:48, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Ummm, yeah b/c my understanding is that being excluded from the sacraments because one is divorced and remarried is not the same as excommunication. I'm taking this out. Carolynparrishfan 19:41, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Excommunication and formal defection from the Catholic Church are not the same. An excommunicated Catholic is still a Catholic, just one banned from certain sacraments, offices, and processes in the Church. Moreover, attempting a marriage invalidly, as DiMaggio did, does not render either party invalid. Cheers- JD