Католик, що не сповідує віру

Втрачений католик, також відомий як католик-відступник — це хрещений католик, який не практикує вірування. ^{[1] [2]} Така особа все ще може ідентифікувати себе як католика ^[3] і залишається католиком відповідно до канонічного права. ^[4]

Примітки

1. Simoneau, Alan G. (5 січня 1998). Metaphorically Speaking: Ethnic Analogies And The Construction of Gay Identify (англ.). Carleton University. с. 80. Roman Catholicism provides another illustration: many Catholics who no longer actively express their religious affiliation will not hesitate to identify themselves as Catholic—some do feel the need to add qualifiers such as "lapsed Catholic" or "backsliding Catholic."
2. R. John Kinkel (29 вересня 2008). The Story of Early Christianity. ISBN 9780595624027. Архів оригіналу за 15 лютого 2017. Процитовано 14 червня 2012. In the old days (1950s) these people would be called backsliders, apostates, lapsed Christians, and now this label has emerged: FARC, ie fallen away Roman Catholic.
3. Patricia Barbernitz (1993). Parish Ministry for Returning Catholics. Paulist Press. с. 3. ISBN 9780809134410. Процитовано 14 червня 2012. 'I'm Catholic' is also the statement frequently used by some other people — those whom others might have named 'inactive' Catholics, 'fallen-away' or 'lapsed' Catholics. For many of them, the statement remains, 'I'm Catholic'.
4. Catechism of the Catholic Church - Section Two: The Seven Sacraments of the Church, THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Section 1272 "Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark (character) of his belonging to Christ. No sin can erase this mark, even if sin prevents Baptism from bearing the fruits of salvation. Given once for all, baptism cannot be repeated." - Archived April 21, 2011, accessed online February 19, 2016