Are you legally considered Catholic if you were christened as a Catholic?

Question

If you were christened as a catholic, and your father is catholic, but are not a member of a Catholic church, are you still legally considered Catholic?

Answer 1

Whether or not you are Catholic is not a question of legality. It is a question of Spirituality.

Try to think of your Baptism's wider implications. The Catholic Church recognizes and respects baptisms that take place in other Christian denominations. That is because, once baptized, we become members of His church; either directly as Catholics, or indirectly as non-Catholic Christians.

Once Baptized, you are considered Christian. In your case, a Catholic Christian. You may be inactive in your church, but that does not in any way nullify your baptism.

Answer 2

What is your problem, lady? Who questioned your legality being a Catholic?
You were Christened Catholic, and parents are Catholic during your Christening. So, claim your documents/records as Catholic from the church you were Christened, for any purposes needed (schools/marriages/group or church acceptance , etc).
But your FAITH to God needs no legality.
Feel God`s spirit, blessings, God`s presence and impact into your life. Keep God in your heart.
Don`t make your faith some kind of legal papers & document to keep in your books closet, or precious vault.

Answer 3

If you were baptized Catholic then you are considered a Catholic.

Among many other privileges, you can be married in the Catholic Church and are eligible for a Catholic funeral and burial.

To be a fully initiated Catholic, you will need to also receive the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist (Holy Communion).

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

If you were Baptized, you will always be a member of the Catholic Church. You might be a very bad Catholic - but - the Sacrament of Holy Baptism ontologically changed you and made you "a member of the Church and an inheritor of everlasting life".

That's what the Sacrament does. If you mean by "legally" - by "Canon (Church) Law" - you most certainly are Catholic.

Answer 5

Although my first baptism was as an adult via "pouring" (over my head) in the Catholic Church, I later got out of that church and learned that the way I was baptized was not Scriptural, so I was re-baptized by immersion into another church. So now, I don't consider myself Catholic, although I'm sure the church would want to claim me forever.

Answer 6

"legal" means having to do with secular law (the law of the state) -- and the law of the state has nothing to do with religion. So there is no "legal" status with regard to which religion you belong to.

Now, the catholic church will tell you that you *are* a catholic if you were christened in their church -- but that doesn't mean anything "legally." You can tell people you're christian, agnostic, atheist, or tell them it's none of their business...there's no legal status of any kind involved.

Answer 7

What exactly do you mean by being member of a Catholic Church? If you have accepted the sacraments as Catholic, you're Catholic (I mean baptism, communion, and so on).

Answer 8

Catholicism used to be the primary Christian Church and the Church that preserved the Bible till 1611, whilst different organizations started to print their possess Bibles. The majority of Christians on the earth are Catholic. All Catholics are Christians, however now not all Christians are Catholic. That's the connection among the 2 organizations. Just like several Baptists are Christians, however now not all Christians are Baptist. I have not ever heard of "natural Catholic". It probably his method of claiming that he's proud to be Catholic and really dedicated to his religion.

Answer 9

Well, when you say "legally", ya know the law, and church are actually separate, right? That is why you can't just have a church marry you. You must also get the license. Also the groom of course!

Seriously, I think, Yes. The Catholic church will always consider you one of their own.

If you want to officially get that reinstated with them, you can go see the priest. He might have some classes for you to take!

But you are always welcome at Mass, either way.

Answer 10

Yes, unless you write a letter withdrawing your membership. If you have come to accurate knowledge of God and the Truth, you have to negate your membership from all forms of other religions and also from politically-inclined fraternities (including clubs and similar organizations). Recall 2 Corinthians 6:14-16: “Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what sharing does light have with darkness? Further, what harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever? And what agreement does God’s temple have with idols?"

The word devil, means a vicious liar. Lies originate with the devil, Satan's other title. Any place there is a lie, means that place is under the influence of the devil. If you discover a lie told by any religion, then you know what inluence that religion has come under and you can tell by the fruits that the members bear. What does the Scriptures say? Get out of her, my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins.”...Revelation 18:4. This means that we have to get out of the world empire of false religion, Babylon the Great.
Draw close to God and He will draw close to you.---James 4:8