Apostasy is the conscious and voluntary renunciation of contact with . Although it does not invalidate baptism, confirmation or other sacraments, including marriage, it is inherently associated with excommunication. Not everyone is aware of the consequences and prohibitions related to apostasy. On May 29, a text appeared on the website in which we explained the consequences of apostasy. The article sparked a heated discussion. Suffice it to say that the rules regarding leaving the Church do not appeal to everyone.
How many people committed apostasy in Poland? This can be estimated because there is no official data
The answer is not that simple. First of all, the Church is reluctant to share such information, and this data is not included in official statistics. Not everyone who has committed apostasy speaks openly about it. We are still more willing to leave the Church “quietly”, i.e. without writing to the curia or the parish priest. As Onet reminded in January 2024, in March 2021, Archbishop Marek Jędraszewskich admitted that in 2018, 50-60 people submitted acts of apostasy in the Archdiocese of Krakow, and in 2020, already 445 people. It can only be estimated that “the number of apostasies in recent years has been at least several thousand declarations per year.”
What is apostasy and how to leave the Church? Internet users do not hide their outrage
There is no need to convince anyone that the topic of apostasy sparks heated discussions among both believers and non-believers. Believers emphasize that despite apostasy, some people expect to be treated in the church as before, which applies not only to weddings and funerals. One commenter marveled that “70% of unbelieving parents have their innocent and unsuspecting children baptized.” Opponents of the Church point out primarily the absurd formalization of the entire process and the fact that the final decision to leave the Church does not belong to us, but to the bishop. “The bishop makes the decision? For me?” – asked one of the Internet users.
What is apostasy? What is apostasy? Photo Piotr Skornicki / Agencja Wyborcza.pl
You can’t stop being Catholic because of baptism, you need to bring a baptism certificate, the application must be justified and maybe, maybe the bishop will agree. It’s a parody.
There is no such thing as a believing and non-practicing Catholic
– noted another. Some commentators did not hide their surprise when they learned that apostasy does not mean that a person ceases to be a Catholic, because this is determined by baptism.
Well, the fact that for the Church the fact of pouring water on someone is more important than what that person believes or does not believe is one of the reasons for the low credibility of this institution
– he said bitterly. Some commentators also drew attention to the consequences, which not everyone is aware of. Leaving the Church means that there is no question of a church funeral. he may refuse not only to serve.
It is not only a matter of the presence of a priest at the funeral, but also of the place of burial. If by any chance the nearest cemetery is a parish cemetery, your family will have a problem because there will be no place for you there.
Source: Gazeta
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