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In the Roman Catholic Church , the word interdict (in’tér-dikt) usually refers to an Ecclesiastical penalty in the Roman Catholic Church . Interdicts may be ''real'', ''local'' or personal. A personal interdict pertains to one or more persons. A ''real'' or ''local'' interdict, which is no longer a part of Canon Law , suspends all public Worship and withdraws the church's Sacraments in a territory or country.American International Encyclopedia, J.J. Little Co., New York 1954, Vol VIII A local interdict against a country was to it the equivalent of Excommunication against an individual. It would cause all the churches to be closed, and almost all the sacraments not to be allowed (i.e. preventing Marriage , Confession , Anointing Of The Sick , and the Eucharist ). Certain exceptions allow for baptism, Anointing of the Sick, and sacraments on Christian Holidays . Interdiction was used by the Pope during the Middle Ages as a way to influence rulers. For example, Pope Innocent III placed the kingdom of England under an interdict for seven years between 1208 and 1215 after King John refused to accept the pope's appointee as Archbishop Of Canterbury . Pope Gregory XI placed the city of Florence under interdict in March 1376 during the War Of The Eight Saints . An interdict can also be a penalty against a specific individual or group. It is like excommunication in that the person is barred from receiving the Sacraments and participating in public worship, but it does not bar the person from continuing to hold and exercise ecclesiastical Office . For a lay member of the church, it is basically equivalent to excommunication. Certain offenses incur an automatic ('' Latae Sententiae '') interdict:
Other offenses may incur an interdict:
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