Which Bishop do I go to?

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I was baptized so “technically” I am Catholic. I was baptized in NY as a baby, but moved to PA sometime after that. Which bishop would I write to in stating that I no longer wish to be a member of the Catholic Church?
 
Carjack1 said:
I was baptized so “technically” I am Catholic. I was baptized in NY as a baby, but moved to PA sometime after that. Which bishop would I write to in stating that I no longer wish to be a member of the Catholic Church?
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I am not sure about your question but may I ask why you have changed your mind so quick about knowing more of the Catholic faith?

On June 21, you wrote about attending RCIA
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?p=3831592#post3831592
 
I mean no disrespect when I say this. I am bored when I go to Mass. (Maybe it is because I didn’t get my sacraments done). I don’t feel inspired by the Catholic Church. It is not because of the “fuzzies”(which is a derogatory term to describe the worship that is done at some Christian churches) I get from the other church I attend. I originally looked into being Catholic because most of my culture is which is in direct conflict with my mother bringing me up as a feminist.
 
1ke said:
How sad that you were brought up in such a way.

I hope you will reconsider going to RCIA to learn more about the Catholic Church.
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I am not sorry she brought me up as a feminist, which why I wish to send that letter. Do I go to a bishop in NY or PA?
 
Carjack1 said:
I mean no disrespect when I say this. I am bored when I go to Mass. (Maybe it is because I didn’t get my sacraments done). I don’t feel inspired by the Catholic Church.
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No, it is not entirely because you don’t receive certain Sacraments. It is because you are not well informed about the Catholic faith. Once you understand more, that’s when you may grow in faith. Faith is more than just feelings –

Don’t look for feeling at a Catholic Mass at this point but for a better understanding - please attend RCIA.
 
carjack –

FWIW, you would write to your bishop, i.e., the bishop of the diocese that you reside in.

However, I hope you will indulge my question: What do you hope to accomplish by writing to him?

Regards,
Joe
 
It’s my understanding that no such letter is required. I wouldn’t worry about it.
 
As far as I know, there is nothing someone can do to not be Catholic once that they have been Baptized into the Catholic Church, you are signed and sealed with the Holy Spirit and I don’t think that even if you went to another denomination and formally declared yourself to be…whatever…, even if you were re-Baptized into them, (which is never necessary, as only one Baptism is necessary), that you are still indeed Catholic.
One other thing, when going to Mass I like to remember that it isn’t about me, but it’s all about HIM. Am I standing at the foot of Calvary with HIM or not? Am I offering myself as a living sacrifice in union with HIM and giving myself over to God the Father in union with the Holy Spirit? It really isn’t about how I feel, its about entering into the Mass.
I will keep you in my prayers, and also urge you to learn more about the gift that you have been given. God bless you on your journey and may your Guardian Angel guide and all the Saints and Blesseds (especially His Blessed Mother), intercede for you before HIM.
Have you ever seen the journey home website?
chnetwork.org/
 
i was told that for the Catholic Church to not consider a person a member, that the person would have to write a letter to the bishop to let them know.
 
allhers said:
As far as I know, there is nothing someone can do to not be Catholic once that they have been Baptized into the Catholic Church, you are signed and sealed with the Holy Spirit and I don’t think that even if you went to another denomination and formally declared yourself to be…whatever…, even if you were re-Baptized into them, (which is never necessary, as only one Baptism is necessary), that you are still indeed Catholic.
One other thing, when going to Mass I like to remember that it isn’t about me, but it’s all about HIM. Am I standing at the foot of Calvary with HIM or not? Am I offering myself as a living sacrifice in union with HIM and giving myself over to God the Father in union with the Holy Spirit? It really isn’t about how I feel, its about entering into the Mass.
I will keep you in my prayers, and also urge you to learn more about the gift that you have been given. God bless you on your journey and may your Guardian Angel guide and all the Saints and Blesseds (especially His Blessed Mother), intercede for you before HIM.
Have you ever seen the journey home website?
chnetwork.org/
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I have not went on the website, but I will look into it.
 
kentuckyliz said:
It’s my understanding that no such letter is required. I wouldn’t worry about it.
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That is wrong and is misinformation that I beleived to in 1989. However, once I was restored to the Catholic Church’s communion I discovered that the letter would have been required. The “public act” was not correct that I read many years ago. In fact, your bishop would have to decide whether or not to accept it. To do so is considered a mortal sin and places your sould in jeapardy. But if that is what you really want to then that is how you do it. Be mindful that most people that leave Catholicism do not truly understand what they are doing. We must continue to pray for them and that God will have mercy on our immortal souls.
 
vocatio said:
That is wrong and is misinformation that I beleived to in 1989. However, once I was restored to the Catholic Church’s communion I discovered that the letter would have been required. The “public act” was not correct that I read many years ago. In fact, your bishop would have to decide whether or not to accept it. To do so is considered a mortal sin and places your sould in jeapardy. But if that is what you really want to then that is how you do it. Be mindful that most people that leave Catholicism do not truly understand what they are doing. We must continue to pray for them and that God will have mercy on our immortal souls.
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I understand that I do not believe what the Catholic Church believes confession, birth control, telling me who to vote for. i believe what the bible states. So if is a sin to love Jesus and not the so-called “true” Catholic Church, so be it. I hope the bishop should want to accept it and respect my free will not to be a part of the Catholic Church.
 
Carjack1 said:
i was told that for the Catholic Church to not consider a person a member, that the person would have to write a letter to the bishop to let them know.
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It’s possible you were referring to my thread. What I was saying is that in order to be “free” to do what you want without confiding in the Catholic Church so to speak is to write a letter to your bishop telling him you no longer beleieve or accept the Catholic Church’s teaching. The exact wording is not known to me, however, I thought about doing it back then but chose not to because in fact something internally told me to take the Public act option instead. But when I did come home to the Catholic Church with more information that I never knew I also discovered that the 1983 letter that stated the “public act” was not correct. It was not accepted that way. I spoketo Father Serpa and my priest about it at the time. But there is massive confusion on this subject and I was interested in seeing if and how others pursued the same.
 
Carjack1 said:
I understand that I do not believe what the Catholic Church believes confession, birth control, telling me who to vote for. i believe what the bible states. So if is a sin to love Jesus and not the so-called “true” Catholic Church, so be it. I hope the bishop should want to accept it and respect my free will not to be a part of the Catholic Church.
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Carjack,

I respect your decision, though I do not agree with the reasoning. I pray that you heart finds true rest in Christ.

If you were never a member of a parish in the diocese where you live now, or the second one, you should write it to the Bishop where you were baptised. If you did not receive any other sacraments, including first communion, it is probably best to write to the bishop where you were baptised. If you want, you can write to both, clearly stating that you are and why, and just ask which one is the correct one, and request the release.

Note that this release only removes you from Church rosters and not from the sacrament of baptism. That can never be removed.

I have seen your opinion on ABC. I have never read your thoughts on confession. The voting thing is another story all together. The Catholic Church does not say you cannot vote for a particular candidate. We have a duty as Christians to vote in line with Christian morals. Should one candidate better represent those, so be it.
 
Carjack1 said:
I understand that I do not believe what the Catholic Church believes confession, birth control, telling me who to vote for. i believe what the bible states. So if is a sin to love Jesus and not the so-called “true” Catholic Church, so be it. I hope the bishop should want to accept it and respect my free will not to be a part of the Catholic Church.
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I wish you well and pray for you.

It seems that unity will not come as long as anit-Catholics continue to teach heresy and lies about the truth. Sounds pompous. But if someone told you that in order to get well from skin cancer all you need is to stop drinking softdrinks you’d think they were grossly misinformed or lied to. The same holds true with Christ’s teachings that have been watered down to Protestant bible only thinking. It took me nearly a life time to understand Catholic teaching because of the misinformation purposefully being promoted through Jack Chick and other very anti-Catholic sources, which are nothing less that a cesspool for Satan’s work.
 
ralphinal said:
Carjack,

I respect your decision, though I do not agree with the reasoning. I pray that you heart finds true rest in Christ.

If you were never a member of a parish in the diocese where you live now, or the second one, you should write it to the Bishop where you were baptised. If you did not receive any other sacraments, including first communion, it is probably best to write to the bishop where you were baptised. If you want, you can write to both, clearly stating that you are and why, and just ask which one is the correct one, and request the release.

Note that this release only removes you from Church rosters and not from the sacrament of baptism. That can never be removed.

I have seen your opinion on ABC. I have never read your thoughts on confession. The voting thing is another story all together. The Catholic Church does not say you cannot vote for a particular candidate. We have a duty as Christians to vote in line with Christian morals. Should one candidate better represent those, so be it.
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👍 confirm all points.
 
I called the local diocese and was advised that I would need to write to the monsignor reverend(i hope i got the spelling right). So wriing the letter is the correct thing to do if someone doesn’t want to be associated with the Catholic Church. I am not going to do anything rash yet… As I am thinking about it… I will learn a little more.
 
Carjack1 said:
I understand that I do not believe what the Catholic Church believes confession, birth control, telling me who to vote for. i believe what the bible states. So if is a sin to love Jesus and not the so-called “true” Catholic Church, so be it. I hope the bishop should want to accept it and respect my free will not to be a part of the Catholic Church.
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This is why people are telling you to find out what the Catholic Church teaches, you apparently have some misunderstandings along the way. The Church hands on His teachings and we all love Jesus, its never a sin to love HIM. Your free will is respected, just please learn what all you are saying entails so that you will be making an informed decision. From what you said here, you’re not yet correctly informed on all those things.:blessyou:
 
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