| ### QUESTION 23 ### OF COMMUNICATION WITH EXCOMMUNICATED PERSONS ###  |

| #### Prologue |

| #### #### We must now consider communication with those who are excommunicated. Under this head there are three points of inquiry: #### (1) Whether it is lawful to communicate in matters purely corporal with one who is excommunicated? #### (2) Whether one who communicates with an excommunicated person is excommunicated? #### (3) Whether it is always a mortal sin to communicate with an excommunicated person in matters not permitted by law? ####  |