I'm just wondering. Can you go to Church and tell the priest that you don't want to be part of that religion and, like, stop being Catholic? What if someone wanted to not have any religion at all?
I'm not thinking of doing anything myself; this is a purely speculative question. I have a very inquisitive mind. Please be serious in your answer.
2007-05-18 05:12:48 · 14 answers · asked by PunkenPye 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion and spirituality are inward explorations. If you are no longer Catholic, then one need do nothing to formalize it.
However, if you're asking if there is a way to formally leave the Church, no. Even if you were Excommunicated, they would still claim you as a Catholic in Apostacy.
2007-05-18 05:16:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic Church actually does not have a lot of money. I mean - it has a lot, but it also needs a lot just to function. There are as many Catholics on the planet as there are Chinese citizens. It has little money to spare - and much of that already goes to worthy charities. I am not disappointed. I frankly don't know what more the Church could do. It's not like they could pay off congress and the president to get the laws changed in the U.S., and if they did, that would just make so much of a ruckus it would cause more problems than it solved. I think the only thing the Church could really do better is to be more firm on excommunications in relation to abortion. There's pro-choice Catholic groups popping up all over the place and they need to know they can't be both at the same time.
2016-05-22 07:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is possible. I was born and raised Catholic, went to church every Sunday, and wore that damn cross around my neck for eleven years. When I made the decision to leave Catholicism, I didn't have to tell my pastor anything. If you stop going to church, the clergymen are not going to come to your house and knock down your door. The pastor might be sad to see you go. He/She will miss your weekly donations but they will eventually move on.
Church is optional. Religion is optional.
2007-05-18 05:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I honestly don't see the point in pursuing anything formal. What does the documentation that the church has for you in their records really mean? It certainly doesn't make your beliefs any more or less devout than someone who has nothing there.
If you no longer wish to be Catholic, all you need to do is stop attending mass.
2007-05-18 05:23:14 · answer #4 · answered by Sookie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not need to go to the priest, all a person has to do is mortally sin and they are cut off from the Body of Christ. The soul will always have an indelible mark on it saying that you were offered the Divine grace of Salvation and if you died with sin in a unrepentant attitude you would be seen as ungrateful and deserving of the fiery furnace.
2007-05-18 05:26:36 · answer #5 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sure you can. That's what I did. *laughs*
Lately, I've been wondering if there is some sort of way to (officially, I mean) 'undo' my baptism and confirmation (maybe I still 'count' because I was confirmed), but practically speaking, I just stopped going to church, and stopped believing in the stuff that defines Catholicism.
2007-05-18 05:18:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just kick the priest in the groin, and you'll be out of Catholicism.
2007-05-18 05:26:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. To clearly understand, speak with a priest about it.
2007-05-18 05:24:17 · answer #8 · answered by June smiles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You write a letter to your diocese requesting that you be removed from the records of the church.
2007-05-18 05:16:53 · answer #9 · answered by James, Pet Guy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is possible to stop being Catholic.
2007-05-19 00:43:36 · answer #10 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋