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Frank_J
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Hi
I’m a former RC that converted to Holy Orthodoxy back in Jan. 7, 2001. I’ve never ever though of sending a letter to RC Bishop just to say that I was leaving.
I did renounce my former Catholic faith in a Orthodox Church in front of an Orthodox Priest and many others. I feel that I have made my point and felt that no letter is needed.
In this chatroom someone said that they didn’t send a letter so that they could be buried in a RC Cemetery. I have plot at a RC Cemetery and never told the woman at the Cemetery I was a former Catholic. I told her that I was Orthodox Christian and did she have a problem with that and that she had better say now before I put money down to buy the plot. My wife is Jewish so she is not a RC also.
The woman that sold the plot to us said that the Catholic Cemetery could not under Massachusetts State law discrimate concerning non-Catholic being buried. If the RC Cemetery decides later it should have not let me be laid to rest there, I have the recourse to go forward with lawsuit on Civil Right violation Massachusetts State law. The RC would loss the case and I still would win.
The Cross that will appear on my stone will be a Russian Orthodox Cross. Also for anyone that may have a question on non-Catholic being buried in Mass. A Jewish woman was buried and on her stone is a Star of David. The RC tried to stop her and were unable because she file a lawsuit and won.
Now I know that one would have to write a letter to “officially” become excommunicated from the Latin Church. I get on that letter soon.
I will chat more on why I left in my next chat
Have a great day.
I’m a former RC that converted to Holy Orthodoxy back in Jan. 7, 2001. I’ve never ever though of sending a letter to RC Bishop just to say that I was leaving.
I did renounce my former Catholic faith in a Orthodox Church in front of an Orthodox Priest and many others. I feel that I have made my point and felt that no letter is needed.
In this chatroom someone said that they didn’t send a letter so that they could be buried in a RC Cemetery. I have plot at a RC Cemetery and never told the woman at the Cemetery I was a former Catholic. I told her that I was Orthodox Christian and did she have a problem with that and that she had better say now before I put money down to buy the plot. My wife is Jewish so she is not a RC also.
The woman that sold the plot to us said that the Catholic Cemetery could not under Massachusetts State law discrimate concerning non-Catholic being buried. If the RC Cemetery decides later it should have not let me be laid to rest there, I have the recourse to go forward with lawsuit on Civil Right violation Massachusetts State law. The RC would loss the case and I still would win.
The Cross that will appear on my stone will be a Russian Orthodox Cross. Also for anyone that may have a question on non-Catholic being buried in Mass. A Jewish woman was buried and on her stone is a Star of David. The RC tried to stop her and were unable because she file a lawsuit and won.
Now I know that one would have to write a letter to “officially” become excommunicated from the Latin Church. I get on that letter soon.
I will chat more on why I left in my next chat
Have a great day.
Yea, Orthodox Christians don’t read Jack Chick tracts either, those come from Rome’s illigitimate children. 
]. If Orhtodox are like me an sencerely desire unity as all Christians should, then we particularly need to be nice. I think you thought I knew she was Orhtodox. Going to Orthodoxy is not bad when compared to going to a Protesant anti-Catholic faith. However, if you’re running from Catholicism because you don’t like the "control’, then you’re running in the wrong direction. If allowed I will post an email from an Orthodox priest that wrote me. I think he still considered me Catholic when I was clearly Protestant at the time in my conscience. I was on the Orhtodox side of the fense but didn’t understand the terminologies. How ignorant can we be? I lived a devoutly Christian only life because the confusion was so great with everyone claiming primacy so to speak by saying we’re the right church…I saw that as my team is better than your team. So when I learned of the Church of Christ and how they believed the way I believe [only realizing this was planted in my head at 9 years old visiting a COC that mom dropped us off at] even though I was Catholic, I was easy prey for them. Getting hold of me as a young child made it easier for them to Proselytize me into believing some of those Jack Chick lies. I was raised in a predominantly Catholic area. But mom was anti-Catholic Protestant that didn’t attend church herself. So we were easy target. My olde brother went through one on one classes with our priest for first communion. I recieved first communion at 14 almost 15. My brother was 16, almost 17. He dropped out early…long story that explains why I never was catechized properly. I didn’t get confirmed until I was 17, almost 18. The 60’s & 70’s was a very bad time in the Church right after Vatican Council II. Dissent was everywhere. And everybody became confused. But there has been a steady move since the later 80’s I’d say, mostly the 90’s to reverse things. Many Catholics are angry at the Church leadership. They are throwing temper tantrums like children to make their point. I’m not judging them, just pointing it out. I left because my conscience was mostly Protestant and when I ran across a situation that said opposite of what I expected. I discovered from reading books that what the Church teaches was differnt from what church officials were teaching me. I learned more Protestant teachings and since most of my family was Protestant I was deeply disturbed and truly believed I was actually not really Catholic…How could I be? And what I was learning about it I thought was heresy and I truly believed that they CAtholic Church was the Whore of Babylon…sad, I know. But that is what happens to a society bombarded with lies and false witnesses about the Catholic Church. It didn’t take long for me to realize that Protestant faiths have exactly the same problems. Only the ones who stay are typically related to someone running the Church and really seem to be in it for noteriety or popularity or really POWER… I’ve been through too many elders meetings to manipulate us with their hypocriticaly judgements against us…we we right. They were wrong. The last meeting convinced me that the Church of Christ was NOT the one true Church founded by Christ. SO that put me on a journey that ultimately lead me to Orhtodoxy and ending up Catholic. That last part is much to detailed to discuss for me. I wont’ argue the differences because I believe their is a misunderstanding of what the Orthodox view in comparison to Catholic teaching. We are basically the same. Our hierachy just stops at a different level. And the Orhtodox have move the primacy of Rome to a different location. The filioque clause is really a minute point that is more scrupulous than anything else in my personal view. No offense meant guys. Take it somewhere else…a new thread please. I just want you to know that my heart is Orthodox… But I left the one holy catholic and apostolic church once, I’m way to afraid to move now… I have to know before I move anywhere. But I’ve learned so much now that I can help but believe now. It just makes sense to me now.