[watsonfellow]

To answer your question, no. "This type of excommunication is known as latae sententiae, which means that it occurs automatically and does not require a formal pronouncement by any Church official."

[watsonfellow]

"Consequently, if a Catholic publicly and obstinately supports the civil right to abortion, knowing that the Church teaches officially against that legislation, he or she commits that heresy envisioned by Can. 751 of the Code. Provided that the presumptions of knowledge of the law and penalty and imputability are not rebutted in the external forum, one is automatically excommunicated according to Can. 1364, Sec. 1."

[watsonfellow]

"Consequently, if a Catholic publicly and obstinately supports the civil right to abortion, knowing that the Church teaches officially against that legislation, he or she commits that heresy envisioned by Can. 751 of the Code. Provided that the presumptions of knowledge of the law and penalty and imputability are not rebutted in the external forum, one is automatically excommunicated according to Can. 1364, Sec. 1."

[MKM1960]

What happens to a priest that gives communion to someone who they know is excommunicated?

[dc-zoo]

Now if Putin can arrange Kerry's excommunication from the Communist Party.