The leaders of our present day society have made an art out of shirking responsibility. This will only change when we, you and I, through our actions, insist upon it. I could never understand the concept of excommunication. I had always thought the church was 'God's House'. Excommunication is just another way of telling God 'to get lost'.
Forgiveness starts at the edge of the soul and extends outwardly to the edge of reality.
Responsibility starts at the edge of the soul and extends inwardly to touch the very heart of the soul itself. Philosophically - First Cause. At this point in time there are only three possible states of being we can comprehend for God and thus assign to God. A state of permanent equilibrium. A state of growing.