If Osama bin Laden claimed to be a Catholic, would the Vatican excommunicate him?

[Boojatta]

Don't post to just say "yes" or "no." Include your reasoning.

[YOY]

1. Yes.

He's committed several cardinal sins and shows no sign of remorse/penitence for it.

[H2O Man]

2. This is your

second thread on Usama bin Laden in the past few minutes. While both are a bit longer than "yes" or "no," perhaps you could "include your reasoning." Thank you for your consideration.

[Boojatta]

6. Are you asking me to support the claim

"Boojatta should have posted those two OPs about ObL?" Perhaps that claim isn't even true.

You put the words "include your reasoning" in quotation marks. I presume that you were quoting my words. I used those words because I presume that people have reasoning to support their beliefs/opinions.

What claim did I make, that I should support by including reasoning?

[shenmue]

3. I'd say yes.

He is the leader of a sectarian paramilitary group, and the Church tends to be anti-war.

That is my theory.

[Benhurst]

4. With all his money and scads of kids? Are you kidding?

What church wouldn't want his family on the rolls?

[11 Bravo]

5. If Osama would go on the record opposing Intact Dilation and Extraction...

they would probably make him a bishop.

[mudesi]

7. I'm going to say NO

Osama Bin Laden has widespread public support amongst much of the Muslim world. Using your analogy, I'd have to assume that same support would exist across Catholics/Christians. In that case, the Vatican would not risk alienating their followers.

[fujiyama]

8. Most likely

but Islam has no governing body. So I don't think the hypothetical scenario is very applicable.

[conscious evolution]

9. No

They would make him say five Hail Mary's and ten Our Fathers.

Sorry,but the vatican has a history of being on the wrong side of too many issues.I wouldn't trust them to be right on this issue either.