pilaar

Hello everybody.
Has anyone here officially left Roman Catholic church? Is it possible to sign out and does anybody have advice on how to start the procedure?

Thank you, pilaar

I ate Pascal's Wafer

Hmm. Technically, I'm still considered a Catholic who just doesn't go to church very often by the church. I'm not sure how one would go about getting removed from the church records. Excommunication is always an option, but I'm not sure what legal methods one might have of going through this.

I wouldn't mind knowing, though. It's unsettling to me to know that I'm counted as a member of Catholicism, thus artificially boosting the members of this group.

-Nick

BigBlue2

If you're in Sydney, pretend you're gay. Archbishop Pell will excommunicate you faster than you can say "Ave Maria".

pilaar

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I ate Pascal's Wafer:
I wouldn't mind knowing, though. It's unsettling to me to know that I'm counted as a member of Catholicism, thus artificially boosting the members of this group.
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This is exactly the reason I want to exit oficially, I don't want to be counted as a member thus giving them more influence than they should have. I gather there are many like us, not Catholic but still counted as members. Vatican has a web site, I emaled them for info but they did not reply.

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BigBlue2
If you're in Sydney, pretend you're gay. Archbishop Pell will excommunicate you faster than you can say "Ave Maria".
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Hehehe.... perhaps that would work here in Cairns too.... On the other hand, I don't want to pretend and lie to get out. I just want out!
BTW, I don't know how to get the 'quote' lines happening. How do you do that?

pilaar

Sakpo

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BigBlue2

Why do want to make getting out of the church a formal event? I would simply stop going to church and/or its associated events.

Edited: Sakpo beat me to the quote explanation.

pilaar

Thank you Sakpo.

I stopped going many years ago but I want to make it formal so that my name gets deleted off their records and I am not counted as a member. They tend to claim that they have huge numbers, which gives them more influence in a society (political etc), but I think that many of those counted are like me - not catholic at all.

pilaar

BigBlue2

Fair enough. Sorry I can't help you - I've never been a member of any church, so I don't know how their bureaucracy works.

Anson

Godless Dave

Assuming (from your name) that you're a woman: Get yourself ordained as a priest. They will excommunicate you immediately.