Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIs there a way I can become Baptized a Catholic without going to school or memorizing all the saints I am 37? Always thought it would be an honor to be Catholic. Like being knighted.message-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down128
arrow-up1-23arrow-down1message-squareIs there a way I can become Baptized a Catholic without going to school or memorizing all the saints I am 37? Always thought it would be an honor to be Catholic. Like being knighted.Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareCetaceanNeeded@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoI would very much like the Catholic church to say I am not Catholic, but despite vocally hating such an evil organisation that I do not believe a shred of, they still choose to count me as one of them.
minus-squarepotoooooooo 🥔@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThe Mormons do that, too. Is there literally no way to have your name removed from whatever roll?
minus-squareCetaceanNeeded@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIt used to be fairly trivial to be excommunicated but so many people were doing it that they tightened the rules because it looked so bad for them.
I would very much like the Catholic church to say I am not Catholic, but despite vocally hating such an evil organisation that I do not believe a shred of, they still choose to count me as one of them.
The Mormons do that, too.
Is there literally no way to have your name removed from whatever roll?
It used to be fairly trivial to be excommunicated but so many people were doing it that they tightened the rules because it looked so bad for them.