Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo...
by ekianjo on Friday May 09, 2025 @06:53AM
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Irrelevant analogy. You can't change country super easily but you can stop being a Catholic in 5 seconds if you decide it.
Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo...
by bevesce- on Friday May 09, 2025 @09:58AM
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Apostasy is not that quick or easy. Depending on a country the church can fight you on that.
Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo...
by ekianjo on Friday May 09, 2025 @10:06PM
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Any example?
Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo...
by disgruntledphd2 on Friday May 09, 2025 @11:00AM
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> you can stop being a Catholic in 5 seconds if you decide it.
How does one officially leave the Catholic Church?
Sure, you can stop attending church and taking communion, but you're still on a list somewhere in your parish(es).
Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo...
by ekianjo on Friday May 09, 2025 @10:05PM
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Being on a list means what? How does that impact your life?
Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo...
by ben_w on Saturday May 10, 2025 @05:38AM
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Some places have church tax based on your religion, such as Germany. I've heard varying claims from locals about the difficulty of leaving organised religion, though for me as an Auslander it was as easy as just saying "none" in the right box when setting up my tax ID.
Bring serious, it's kind of important due to the Pope's infallibility.