One cannot be de-baptized, some however think they can, and that is a disturbing act.
And, lamentably, the radicals stand in the midst of all of this "sad news", pumping their fists in defiant celebration, as the continent, and its legacy, crumbles into ruins. Some victory. Hollow and empty.
Europe is the new, "lost sheep", which needs our prayers desperately. It is tragic to watch a culture disintegrate while its own people applaud the disintegration of the very Church which accorded it so many blessings. It is mystifying, and very sad.
A Christocentric Europe was a light upon the nations of the earth. Its culture and spirit were vital and influencial. Now, godless Europe seems like a shadow, a dark warning, that speaks of the ruin of arrogance. It is a place that has chosen death over life.
As for these de-baptised masses, and their supposed message of defiance. I can only pity them. They kill themselve for the sake of spite. However, Christ is not so easily cast aside. I wonder how many of them, on their deathbeds, will wish to be re-baptised? Let's hope all of them...for their own sakes.
Europe is the new, "lost sheep", which needs our prayers desperately. It is tragic to watch a culture disintegrate while its own people applaud the disintegration of the very Church which accorded it so many blessings. It is mystifying, and very sad.
A Christocentric Europe was a light upon the nations of the earth. Its culture and spirit were vital and influencial. Now, godless Europe seems like a shadow, a dark warning, that speaks of the ruin of arrogance. It is a place that has chosen death over life.
As for these de-baptised masses, and their supposed message of defiance. I can only pity them. They kill themselve for the sake of spite. However, Christ is not so easily cast aside. I wonder how many of them, on their deathbeds, will wish to be re-baptised? Let's hope all of them...for their own sakes.
PARIS — A decade ago, Rene Lebouvier requested that his local Catholic church erase his name from the baptismal register. The church noted his demands on the margins of its records and the chapter was closed.
But the clergy abuse scandals rocking Europe, coupled with Pope Benedict XVI’s conservative stances on contraception, hardened Lebouvier’s views. Last October, a court in Normandy ruled in favor of his lawsuit to have his name permanently deleted from church records — making the 71-year-old retiree the first Frenchman to be officially “de-baptized.”
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