Today's Good News story

[chrishansenhome]

I googled for a link, but English link there were none (i'm in a rush, so I didn't go through the entire listing)

Thanks to MadPriest, we have:

WELL, UP YOURS THEN

A Spanish court has ordered Catholic officials in Valencia to remove a man’s name from Church baptismal records. Manuel Blat Gonzalez, a homosexual man who objected to the Church’s campaign against same-sex marriage, had demanded that the Church erase the record of his baptism 40 years ago. The Valencia archdiocese refused, explaining that baptism cannot be reversed and the record is a historical document.

The Data Protection Agency, a government body charged with preserving individual privacy, took up the Blat case and won a court ruling that required the Church to discard sacramental records of those who made the request. The Valencia archdiocese appealed, but the appeal has now been rejected.

I have always wanted a formal excommunication letter from the Romans. Perhaps I should request one.

Comments

[chrishansenhome.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm already excommunicated, as I've become an Anglican. The problem is that I have no proof of that. However, I'm certain I'm not counted in the numbers of the followers of the Scarlet Whore of Babylon here in the UK as I've only once attended a RC mass here (and that was under duress and for a scientific purpose: I was a Mystery Worshipper that weekend).

I believe that suing your bishop in the civil courts does count as something that gets you excommunicated (at least, it did in the old Code of Canon Law that I learned when I was in seminary). I will do some more research and report back at some future time...