It does seem we can’t quit officially.
According to theologian Patrick Hornbeck,
baptism, once given, can’t be taken back,” “When a person is baptized, the person always remains, in some way, shape or form, related to the Catholic Church.”
and if you read Nietzsche, the criterion for truth is what comes out of the priest’s mouth, that is, they always lie.
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“ So Catholics can pursue another faith or none, but the church can still consider them (and does consider them) Catholic, provided it does not infringe on their rights.”
Nice way of padding your numbers to maintain relevance.
In this day and age with so much sensitivity towards mental trauma, that governments won’t step in and end this bully tactic. You can’t break up. Sorry Mak
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No wonder apologists keep saying there are no atheists. Their churches do not acknowledge quitting!
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My wife finally pursued her shamistic roots a few years ago and became a Babaylan. But she is still considered catholic even though they exterminated most of them in the Philippines. Many are still in hiding from the church while they are baptized members of it.
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i think you only leave the catholic church if you are excommunicated. i need to find out how one can get their names removed from their books
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The article did say that it is only up to them. Your name is in the book of life Mak, and not a goddam thing you can do. You think the church knows who you are even? This is the arrogance of religion
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I am among the chosen! In that case I will be like Fr. Messlier, my last will will be a polemic against religion
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The Testament is a gem. Thanks Mak. The whole book is a quotable quote.
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To imagine it was written in 1730+ is amazing
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How many like him are pretending until death, going along with the nonsense and sunk cost? I think it’s most.
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There could be quite a number. That book should replace bibles in all the pews
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what if one “blasphemes the Holy Spirit” (apparently the only unforgivable sin?) Does that mean eternally damned Blasphemers are still Good Catholics because they cannot leave the church?
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They are Katlicks destined for hell. No negotiation
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https://www.resignationletters.biz/preview/Church_Member_Resignation_Letter
Several ways of resigning are on the net.
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There is a letter the author says the Lord has them to the decision to leave the church after intense prayers
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As with any religion, Catholic folks run on fear and Purgatory. People who leave the church are called “fallen away Catholics” (which as a child left me with the image of the desperately ill, with hollow eyes and gaunt rib cages) which meant, they can go, but they still belong to us.
Having become one of those maybe 50+ years ago, and never having had a priest or nun knock on my door to ask why I wasn’t attending Mass, I wonder how strong that saying really is.
There is a saying, and I agree with it, somewhat: you can leave the church, but it never leaves you.
Possibly because anyone brought up in the church is used to a certain way of doing things, of participating, of being connected to all the points (in a manner of speaking) and you do feel as if you’re part of the show, rather than an onlooker watching the minister ‘perform’ for 45 minutes. Call and response is a great technique, btw.
And even now after all this time, if I were to get religion again, I’d give Catholicism another go, although the changes (which were happening when I left, and is part of the reason I left in the first place) might be more than I wanted to deal with.
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This, I find I agree with.
If I was to give religion a go, I would start my own outfit
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There’s no dis-enrolment form, which is why the 2.5 billion CVtholics number is pure BS
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This should be classified under corrupt church practice
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It’s creative bookkeeping and should be prosecuted for it – especially if such numbers are used to obtain public funds. However, governments turn a blind eye in such cases. So we can only hope hell is real and that all those fraudulent church mongers will end up there.
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It is a way to pad their numbers as a show of might. we are many, we must be right.
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For some strange reason, no religion seems to get that because the majority of the people on this planet does not belong to their religion, so it must be false.
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i don’t think religion cares for what is true. what is important is what is believed. “I believe so is true” is their maxim
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I guess that explains the reason that so many in hell are believers! 🙂 Naked hugs!
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Hell, even after I’ve become a devout Muslim and participated in numerous Jihads against the infidel Christians, Da Katlicks STILL consider me one of ’em. Go figure.
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The Katlicks are not letting you go. They cannot undo a baptism
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so, if you say fuck the holy spirit, one is still catholic? not exactly what the bible would seem to indicate.
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One is still a Katlick but going to hell
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LOL oh my, so maybe in the City of Dis?
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Hahaha, yes.
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I always figured that there has to be a Starbuck’s in Dis. Perfect place to meet up.
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Hahaha.
Do they have cold beer at Starbucks. You know you can only drink enough cups of coffee
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It’s that bead thing … people just can’t seem to throw them out.
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Haha, yeah.
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I still have mine. in my jewelry box. You grow up with the idea of sacrilege, it stays with you.
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I never kept any.
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“Relax,” said the vicar.
“We are programmed to receive.
You can lose faith any time you like,
But you can never leave!”
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Vicars are laughing all the way to the bank knowing they had us as children
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My grandmother found a way to leave the Katlick church … she divorced her husband and was excommunicated! They told her how she could ‘redeem’ herself, and she told them where to put it!
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I like this spirit
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Me too! I think I got my stubbornness from her 😉
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In my VERY early days, I was taken by my mother to a “Katlick” church simply because my grandparents on my father’s side were VERY devout Katlicks (my father rarely attended). I don’t think my mother was a Katlick herself — she was just following my grandparents’ wishes.
Anyway, I have little to no memory of these Katlick experiences (I never attended any services as I got older). However, chances are pretty good I was baptized into the faith, so perhaps I’m still bound to them … ??
Gosh! Maybe I’ll make it to “heaven” after all. 😂😅😆
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You could already be in the book of life.
I was involved in the church till yesterday so I do remember quite a lot. The best memory is I slept through most of church or was always having conversation with someone
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