How To Stop Being A Catholic

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Firstly, this topic is not intended to offend anyone, it's a serious question and I'd like only serious answers please. If you're offended by this thread I don't want to hear about it, thanks. I'm not looking for religious debate either.

I've been confirmed as catholic but for reasons I won't go into here I'd like to effectively stop being a catholic. Is there anything I can do (a ceremony or something of the sort) to this end? Thanks in advance for serious and helpful replies.
 
I was baptized , had first Holy communion and was confirmed into the Catholic religion.

I just do not practice it. No need for a ceremony ,the ceremony takes place in your heart and your mind .

If and when you decide to take up another form of religion that effectively takes care of the matter.
 
Catholicism is not a religion in which you sing a contract or make some kind of ritual to get in or out. You just stop going to the church and forget your past beliefs.

If you're planning to attend a church of another religion, just go and become involved in the religion. You can leave catholicism whenever you want.

EDIT: Baptism, First Communion, and eating the bread and wine from the holy grail are called sacraments. They're just part of that religion, like many other have their own way of honoring God.




Ciao!
 
I was born into a pretty strongly Christian family. I went to church every Sunday for about 14 years and took part in all the church festivals etc. I was confirmed at the age of about 13

At the age of about 15 i stopped going to church (much to my mum's disappointment) and decided that i didn't really like the idea of being a part of Christianity a whole lot so made the choice to stop being a Christian.

Since then i've only been to church on Christmas day as the whole family goes. I don't consider myself to be a Christian any more.

It's true that there isn't really a ceremony you take and i have wanted a more concrete way of declaring that i'm no longer Christian. I've just settled with telling my mum that i'm not Christian any more (which she just flatly refused to believe and just laughed it off in a kind of "of course you are dear" kind of way) and whenever i get asked my religion i either say i'm Atheist or "i favour science" depending on the questionerre's personality.

I feel religion is choice though. Being confirmed only means something to the Catholic church. However i understand that choice alone isn't quite enough as whilst writing this post i've joined and left several different religions purely by deciding that i wanted to. I end this post as "Jedi".
 
Become Gay?

Now in all seriousness, religious choice is in your heart and mind. There is no person you need to justify your religious choices to, other than yourself. I couldn't care what religion you follow, if any at all. I know what my choice is and how it affects my life. Noone needs to know why you believe what you do.

If you're looking for a decisive way to show that you are choosing something other than catholicism, there are endless ways.

Good luck with your family, and working it into your mothers understanding. It'll be a tough row to hoe.
 
Well, it looks like people agree, so never mind my PM. Just don't check "Catholic" on any more surveys. Problem solved.
 
You can't PM God and ask for a permanent ban, so you'll just have to logout of church, as it were, and not go back. It's what you believe that affects whether you decide you're Chrisitian or not, not the ceremonies or sacrements or whatever. Just ceasing going through the Catholic motions should be enough to convince other people, if you really feel you have to do that.

Edit: Isn't it weird how "God" and "Mod" are so similair?
 
Thanks for the replies so far folks, it's basically a confirmation (no pun intended) of what I suspected. The only times I've gone to church in the last 12 or 13 years have been to my grandfather's funeral and my cousin's wedding. I haven't prayed for probably 15 or more years and I don't consider myself a catholic any more. I haven't told my parents (it wouldn't come as a surprise to them no doubt though...) and even though my mother probably wouldn't be too enamoured, to be honest (and quite brutal), I couldn't care less what she thinks on this particular subject.
 
Yeah, I agree with what pretty much everyone says in here. I was christened when I was a baby (don't ask me why, as we aren't really a religious bunch...), but have never pursued into being a Christian person. I would have thought it would be the same as Catholics: just don't believe in their beliefs, and you aren't a Catholic.
 
Der Alta
Become Gay?
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Actually you can get married by the Catholic church even if you're gay.

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I know you were joking but I just wanted to clear that out ;)





Ciao!
 
Religion isn't or rather shouldn't be about being forced to beieve or to be classed as religious if you don't want to, if you don't want to be a Catholic anymore just stop calling yourself one and say your whatever else you want to be be i another religion or an atheist. Der Alta put it well 👍.
 
amp88
Firstly, this topic is not intended to offend anyone, it's a serious question and I'd like only serious answers please. If you're offended by this thread I don't want to hear about it, thanks. I'm not looking for religious debate either.

I've been confirmed as catholic but for reasons I won't go into here I'd like to effectively stop being a catholic. Is there anything I can do (a ceremony or something of the sort) to this end? Thanks in advance for serious and helpful replies.
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the fastest way would to just do something that would get you excommunicated from the church:dopey:
 
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:32

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:6 (Not Mary, not a priest)

But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
Hebrews 9:11

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
1 Timothy 2:5 (Not a priest)

IF YOU DO NOT GET ANYTHING OUT OF WHAT I SAID, MAKE SURE THIS IS IT

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:9-10

100% CERTAINTY OF BEING HEAVEN BOUND, ONE WAY, JESUS

And this I believe to be true with all of my heart...

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2 Timothy 3:16

If anyone has a problem with any of that, you may PM me about it. I refuse to argue with this on an open platform.

Amp88, if you wish to further speak to me, PM me as well.

God bless. :)
 
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You might want to notify your Godfather and/or Godmother of your decision to leave the faith as effectively they signed you up in loco at the baptismal font.

14 years of age i made the decision not to screw up my brain by trying to comprehend the slowed down unreason of the sermons at mass. religeon can be a key issue for some people so it is best to get things clarifyied early.

Catholicism is very unproselytizing. It has the most adherents on the planet & yet you are basically just born into it, unless your a 'savage' & have to sign up to eat w/ the carpetbaggers.
Islam on the other hand is hardcore.
13 years ago me, my girlfriend & a few buddies attended a lecture by Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) & we sorta quizzed him up afterwards, well actually a good friend of mine who is now dead put this question to him; 'Do you consider Catholics & Muslims to believe in much the same thing & can they coexist peacefully'
His reply was a pitch for his religeon. Saying that Catholics are 'Almost' Muslims but what is needed is for you to state your abeyance to allah in front of an Imam.
i.e No, there's a key that you must use & no two ways about the resultant.

So i imagine trying to walk away from islam would be something of a tougher job than phoning your uncle with some 'teenage angst' for him.
My uncle still considers me to be a catholic even if i stray from the fold. But it is not an issue, just a matter of selective hearing.
 
Everything was going swimmingly until Ozzy's second post and Delirious' first. Thread over. Thanks to everyone else.

edit: I've re-opened this thread (so DeLoreanBrown can edit his post and so others can add anything (but check the first post before you reply please)). I'm just about to ask for Delirious Adria's post to be deleted, so please no-one add anything of that sort again.
 
I think Adria's post serves a purpose. It illustrates two things.

The first is that no matter what kind of Christian you are, it's the wrong kind to most of the other kinds.
The second is why it is you want to leave organised religion behind.
 
I really don't understand the question as almost every "Christian" religion I know the only way to be truly apart from the church is to be excommunicated.

But if you feel like Catholicism or religion in general isn't benefiting you and your family, by all means continue what you're doing. What you're doing right now makes good sense if you don't want to be a catholic anymore. Just don't do anything. You won't be a catholic. The same goes with every other form of Christianity I know of. Including my faith.
 
Delirious Adria
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:32

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:6 (Not Mary, not a priest)

But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
Hebrews 9:11

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
1 Timothy 2:5 (Not a priest)

IF YOU DO NOT GET ANYTHING OUT OF WHAT I SAID, MAKE SURE THIS IS IT

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:9-10

100% CERTAINTY OF BEING HEAVEN BOUND, ONE WAY, JESUS

And this I believe to be true with all of my heart...

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2 Timothy 3:16

If anyone has a problem with any of that, you may PM me about it. I refuse to argue with this on an open platform.

Amp88, if you wish to further speak to me, PM me as well.

God bless. :)
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I'm sorry, I kind of missed this, but why did you decide that this thread was the appropriate place to quote holy scripture and declare your faith?

All scripture was created by a bunch of accountants for profit leeching off the negative body theatens which inhabit non-beleivers. Scientology is the only true religion and those whol do not find peace with Tom Cruise will burn eternally in hell (you see, that paragraph was completely irrelevant)

Back to the subject, it is my opininon (and the opinion of many of my Jewish, Muslim, and Christian friends) that religion is not simply somthing you are born into but instead it shoould be about how you truly feel. If you think Christ (nice guy though he undoubtedly was) is not quite the guy you want to be following then thats fine, if you are thinking about this then you are old enough to make your own mind up. If you want to chop and change religions then you are excercising free will, somthing that Christianity thinks that God endowed man with. If you want to become an athiest thats great too, join the party, we have booze and contraceptives!
 
keef
Well, it looks like people agree, so never mind my PM. Just don't check "Catholic" on any more surveys. Problem solved.
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:) 👍

Way to put things in perspective using minimal words.
 
Delirious Adria
If anyone has a problem with any of that, you may PM me about it. I refuse to argue with this on an open platform.
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Then why post it in a thread that specifically asked not to post such things? Feel free to PM me.
 
i used to go to church, every sunday, till i was like, 10 or sumink, sunday school, midnight mass, the lot, i was forced by my mum, but thats nothing new.

i was, am and will always be an atheist, i was a rebel and rebelled against my mums beliefs because i know it wasnt for me.

My dad was never religious, and is possibly why i am not, but im more or a science believer seeing as their is no proof of a god!

Just like, not go to church, dont practice anything of a religion unless you are wanting to change religions of course. Thats the way out i see i spose, just like most people in this thread have said.
 

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