"Disgruntled Italian Catholics are increasingly turning to the internet to leave the Church by getting "debaptized" -- but typically, the Pope isn't making the process web friendly. Cyberspace is one of the few places lapsed Catholics can get a copy of the formal letter called "actus defectionis" that is required by Church officials to leave the faith. One such letter, downloaded 30,000 times, is the main attraction at the Italian Union of Rationalists and Agnostics, or UAAR, website."
Wired.com 06.07.07
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Debaptism 2.0: Fleeing the Flock Via the Net
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That was an interesting story. I seem to recall hearing something about this happening in America a year or two ago, but I can't recall the details.
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