He Excommunicated the whole nation, and taught them that it was something different from natural birth that gave admission to God's kingdom.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
The fact that McGinnis had been Excommunicated from the church of his baptism did not deter Captain Meredith from reading the burial service over him.
"Command"
William McFee
The practice so excited the ire of Pope Innocent the Twelfth that he made an effort in 1690 to stop it in his churches, and "solemnly Excommunicated all who should dare to take snuff."
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews