How do you get kicked out of the Catholic Church?

Answer 1

Just ex-communicate yourself and stop attending church rituals. No need for formal declaration.

Yes. You could do that ofcourse. But I am guessing your asking this question because of a deeper intellectual and spiritual conflict with the catholic church that simply not going to mass would not satisfy...

So my advice is, use the internet to research the church and the problems you have with it, see if theres anything you are missing that's right there in front of you - after all, people become catholics every day for a reason...

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Being "kicked out" of the Catholic Church is impossible. Once you are baptized you become Catholic and one of the affects of baptism is to place a eternal mark on the soul that forever identifies that soul as a member of Christ's Church, whether in heaven or hell. You can, however, become a "dead member" of the Church. To become a dead member is fairly simple, you can sin and remain unrepentant, thereby depriving yourself of the sacraments by joining another religion or practicing nothing at all, or you can commit an act that will incur excommunication, in which case, the Church Itself will no longer make the sacraments available to you.

The Church, due to spiritual, political or disciplinary circumstances, can pronounce a sentence of excommunication on someone that has shown severe disregard for God, His laws, His Church or Its members. There are certain sins or transgressions considered so heinous, however, that the sinner can incur an automatic excommunication, without the Church having to review and declare it. An automatic excommunication is attached to those sins that are so heinous the soul must have premeditated the deed and maliciously decided to go through with it despite the blatant obviousness of its evil. Automatic excommunication is incurred by heresy, schism (usurping legitimate Church authority), apostasy (denouncing the Faith by a member of the Faith), desecration of the Blessed Sacrament, violence against the person of the pope, involvement in an abortion, ordaining bishops without a papal mandate, absolution of a illicit sexual partner (for priests only, trying to cover their tracks), breaking the seal of confession or being a participant in any of the above. Someone who incurs an automatic excommunication must reveal their sin to a confessor who may require them to confess to a bishop, as some sins are so serious they must be put to a bishop first.

The Church may pronounce an excommunication on someone who is a hardened public sinner or who perpetuates scandal. Frequently, in history, to quell rebellious , warmongering or greedy kings or rulers the Church has excommunicated them - this was a severe and effective move as an excommunicated Christian king automatically lost his mandate to rule a Christian nation, therefore his subjects could ignore him with impunity. Kings were usually quick to curb their behavior and have the excommunication lifted lest they lose their throne completely.

Answer 3

Baptism.

Roman Catholic answer: Talk to a priest. There is a class for inquirers called RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) which is a 9 month class which runs from the fall until Easter. If, by the beginning of Lent, you are seriously decided to enter the church, you go through a formal ceremony in which you are enrolled as a candidate. Then you are brought into the church at the Easter Vigil through Baptism, if you haven't already been baptised, Confirmation, and First Holy Communion.

Answer 4

Most people who leave the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" Church) simply stop going to Church. While the individual person might not consider themselves a church member at this point, they are still officially on the roles of the Church and listed as a baptized member at Church headquarters. This is called by Church members "going inactive".

To have your name removed from the roles of the Church, you must speak with the local congregational leader. You will both have to sign a paper which will be sent to Church Headquarters stating that you would like to have your name removed from the Church. This will effectually 'erase' your baptism and any temple ordinances you may have recieved. Most people don't go through the effort of doing this.

Answer 5

If one should want to leave the Truth - one is free to do so...It is as "hard" as never going to Mass again. There is no way to "leave" the Church, as once one is Baptised, one is a Catholic - forever - as Baptism leaves and indelible mark on the soul that cannot be erased. After the full intention process (Baptism, Holy Communion, and Confirmation) if one leaves the Church - then one has purchased a one way ticket to Hell.

This, however, can be reversed it one returns to the Church, via the Sacrament of Confession and Holy Communion.

Answer 6

A person who no longer considers himself or herself a Catholic does not need to resign formally from the Church. At most it is only necessary is to formally associate with another denomination or non-Christian religion. If you do not wish to commit to a particular religion, or if you have decided that God does not really exist, then no action is necessary.
If, however, you wish to have your name removed from the baptismal records, you may write to the church and request this. You will receive a reply in which you will be asked to attend a meeting with the church authorities. The purpose of that meeting will be to pressure you into reversing your decision and you may well decide not to attend. However, you must reply, reaffirming your decision, otherwise the church will take no action. In due course, you should receive a communication stating that you are no longer considered a Catholic.

Answer 7

You lie@ go to www. learnreligions. com/catholic-excommunication-250189

Answer 8

Adopt some other religion. Note, however, that this is easier said than done for several reasons: First, leaving a religion may mean leaving a circle of friends who share that religion or facing serious social pressure from them. Second, leaving a religion frequently means abandoning larger parts of your worldview than you imagined. Christianity, for example, is not just "believe in Jesus and be saved," but a cycle of holy days that can tug at the heart of the former believer long after belief is abandoned, a set of assumptions about the nature of religion -- for example, that belief is the central thing, not to mention such things as sin, heaven, hell, Satan, original sin, and many other things. Adopting no religion means just backing away from Christianity. Adopting some other religion is easier if you have a cooling off period during which you declare no religion and explore. Truly adopting some other religion requires integrating yourself into the culture and community of that religion. That in itself may not be easy.