冷淡教友
教會身分
從教義與教會法角度看,背教者仍然是天主教教徒。按照《天主教教理》,圣洗圣事在基督徒身上留下了不可磨灭的精神印记,表示他属于基督。任何罪恶也消除不了这个印记。[4]因此一位離開天主教或很少繼續去參與天主教活動的受洗者會被稱為冷淡天主教徒而非前天主教徒。如果一个天主教教徒背教后重新恢復信仰,他们不需要再改宗,仅需参加成年人入门礼仪来更新信仰。[5]
天主教保祿修會出版社《天主教法典新注釋》指出:
各地情況
美國
美國天主教神父兼資深傳媒人里斯承認當地教友出走問題嚴重,他更引民調數據指出,背教者數目已佔全國天主教人口三分之一。[7]
参考文献
- 《天主教字典》 页面存档备份,存于,聖德肋撒堂
- Kinkel, R.J. (2008), Cinderella Church: the Story of Early Christianity, introduction: "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."
- Barbernitz, P. (1993), Parish Ministry for Returning Catholics, p3, "'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.'"
- 《天主教教理》第1272條:「受過洗的人,因聖洗而與基督結成一體,肖似基督。聖洗為基督徒蓋上不可磨滅的靈性印記(神印),表示他隸屬於基督。雖然罪惡能阻礙聖洗結出救恩的果實,但任何罪惡都不能拭去這印記。」
- Beal, J.P., New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law, "Once a Catholic by baptism or reception, one always remains a Catholic (semel catholicus semper catholicus). Even those who have joined another religion, have become atheists or agnostics, or have been excommunicated remain Catholics. Excommunicates lose rights, such as the right to the sacraments, but they are still bound to the obligations of the law; their rights are restored when they are reconciled through the remission of the penalty."
- 天主教香港教區教區會議文件,教友培育與職務 页面存档备份,存于,1.1.2C項
- Reese, Thomas (2011), The hidden exodus: Catholics becoming Protestants 页面存档备份,存于, National Catholic Reporter
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