He even threatened excommunication against Catholic parents who sent their children to non-Catholic schools, and unsuccessfully attempted to introduce state legislation to secure the state's support for Catholic schools.
The complaint also accused the archdiocese of approving a newsletter circulating in the parish that threatened excommunication against anyone protesting the funeral.
This diversion was adopted without the consent of Innocent III, who threatened excommunication to any who took part in the attack.
Pope Clement, tired of this behaviour, eventually threatened excommunication, until Cardinal Alexander tried diplomatically to reconcile his son with the pope.
In 1000, William the Great, Duke of Guienne, summed a peace council at Poitiers, which threatened excommunication for anyone who sought to resolve disputes by force of arms.
Even though the Catholic Church threatened excommunication, Ewing led a pro-choice march in the 1970s.
The Archbishop of Mainz threatened excommunication against the Thuringians in order to gain funds to finance the insurrection.
Seeing this as a threat to the domain of the Catholic Church, Pius threatened excommunication for those who supported such an effort.
The town of Hereford also had disagreements with Swinefield, and on one occasion the bishop threatened excommunication against the town unless they submitted.
As with most military operations, Le Loutre maintained discipline by threatening excommunication of the Acadians who did not heed his warnings of the Protestant occupation.
