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Former Catholics or ex-Catholics are people who used to be Catholic for some time, but no longer identify as such. This includes both individuals who were at least nominally raised in the Roman Catholic faith, and individuals who converted to it in later life, both of whom later rejected and left it, or converted to other faiths (including the related non-Roman Catholic faiths).
The terms Old Catholic Church, Old Catholics, Old-Catholic churches, [4] or Old Catholic movement, [5] designate "any of the groups of Western Christians who believe themselves to maintain in complete loyalty the doctrine and traditions of the undivided church but who separated from the See of Rome after the First Vatican council of 1869–70".
Géza Vermes - world-renowned historical Jesus research scholar, Hebraist and historian of religion, best known for being an eminent translator of the Dead Sea Scrolls; [5] [6] a former Roman Catholic priest of Jewish descent, he rediscovered his Jewish roots, abandoned Christianity and converted to Liberal Judaism. [5] [6]
Robert Bork: American jurist and unsuccessful nominee to the United States Supreme Court; converted to Catholicism in 2003; his wife was a former Catholic nun [56] Louis Bouyer: French theologian; converted to Catholicism in 1939; Jim Bowie: American pioneer, slave smuggler and trader, and soldier who played a prominent role in the Texas ...
The History of the Catholic Church, From the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium James Hitchcock, Ph.D. Ignatius Press, 2012 ISBN 978-1-58617-664-8; Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church. Crocker, H.W. Bokenkotter, Thomas. A Concise History of the Catholic Church. Revised and expanded ed. New York: Image Books Doubleday, 2005.
Category of people who were raised as Roman Catholics but no longer believe in or follow the teachings of the religion. Such people may still identify as Catholics, and remain Catholics according to canon law, unless they commit an act of notorious defection from the faith.
This is a list of Independent Catholic denominations, current and defunct, which identify as Catholic but are not in communion with the Holy See.
This page lists religious institutes of the Catholic Church that are now defunct.This refers to institutes that have merged, been suppressed, disbanded or died out.. Merged refers to institutes who have either formed a new institute with another group, or joined another institute altogether.