Just wondering what the point of that is. Sure… I can understand not wanting anything to do with the Catholic Church, but couldn’t you just not go to that church anymore and be done with it?
I mean I was baptised in a Catholic Church too (have no idea which church or where as it was overseas) and had my first Holy Communion at the church at the primary school I went to. But I didn’t make a big deal out of not wanting to go there anymore or make any kind of announcement to them. Until the last couple of months (when I started attending a Christian church of a different denomination) I reckon I’d only been to mass about 3 times in the last 25 years! But the church I now attend has no issue with me having been baptised as a baby at a Catholic church and having had my first holy communion at a Catholic Church.
wolfe1980 is Mourning Tina
I’ve often been asked by friends and family ‘why bother’, and I’ve always said because it’s important to me and to my own identity. That’s ‘not making a big deal of not going anymore’, though I did meet a lot of these kinds of people when I researched. It may not be as important to anyone else, and many more may disagree with the religion but still identify with the faith. I worked through my issues until I was certain that this is what I wanted to do, and since it aligns with my values and beliefs, I have not regretted it, and doubt that I ever will. I hope your own journey is as satisfying, whichever way you go.
