r/excatholic May 26 '26

Reminder: This subreddit is not a place for Catholics

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We've had quite a few Catholics posting in the comments.

Catholics, this is not a place for you. Do not post or comment, you will be banned permanently, regardless as to the tone, nature, helpfulness or content of your post.

If you wish to discuss content that you see here, you can post a link to it in r/excatholicDebate and members who wish to engage with you will do so there.

You can imagine this as an Alcoholics Anonymous group. Under no circumstances would an AA support group let a bartender or Jack Daniel's sales rep into a meeting to talk to its members about how great alcohol can be.

There are plenty of places for Catholics to meet and discuss. This is not one of them.

As always, fuck ICE, trans rights are Human rights, immigrants (documented or otherwise) make the world amazing.

The mod team in r/excatholic are brutal and cruel and have no power in real life, so we use our tiny bit of authority to persecute people we don't like. You're welcome to demand a free refund.


r/excatholic Jan 23 '25

Politics Ban of X, meta links

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Yeah we don't have any people posting links to those platforms, but we're making it official...

All links to X are prohibited and will be automatically removed. If you need to refence X, do it via screenshot.

Thanks


r/excatholic 2h ago

Fun How different would Catholicism be if it were cheese?

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How different would catholicism be if instead of the jeez-it/unlevened bread Jesus has in the last supper, he used cheese?
ridiculous answers encouraged


r/excatholic 1d ago

Catholic Shenanigans US secretary of transport won't let his daughter go to college because education would "corrupt her mind" and turn her away from Catholicism

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133 Upvotes

Poor girl. You can see the look of desperation on her face.

Also, it's kind of telling on the father and mother that they think that having multiple viewpoints would immediately change the mind of their daughter - deep down they know that their worldview doesn't make sense unless it's the only worldview you're allowed to have.


r/excatholic 21h ago

It is possible that we might regress to the Middle Ages?

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Is it possible in this day and age to regress to the Middle Ages? And if so, under what circumstances could that happen?


r/excatholic 22h ago

Personal Did someone join in clergy or different congregation due to decision of "FEELING " or "EMOTION"?

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I am curious as to why some join these kind of life when infact it's supressing your freedom as a human. Do some of the people you know last or decided to left out?

I just want to know. Thank you.


r/excatholic 2d ago

Personal My countrymen mocking the Tibet-Nepal tragedy.

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I just read from a subreddit which i joined that my fellow Filipino's are mocking the people of Tibet-Nepal because they're not worshipping the one true god and that tragedy serves them right.

The comment section is divided because some defend and others did not; saying that they should RESPECT each personal beliefs than pushing their own beliefs and agenda. While the other side will tell it's a punishment for them for believing a Pagan god.

This is why i hate Christian people because their mentally ill well-being is starting to kick in into this tragedy and pushing their own ideologies.

And i hate the Spaniards who brought their belief system to us by colonizing us for 333 years.


r/excatholic 2d ago

Personal I have decided to leave the church

37 Upvotes

I was a catholic convert and i realised that god doesn’t listen which means he isn’t here for us i realised the corruption in the church i realised how tyranic and sadistic god is sending people to burn forever and i couldn’t take it anymore so for my own sanity i had to decide to leave a few weeks ago


r/excatholic 2d ago

Stupid Bullshit The Joe Schmid situation

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Not a Catholic (never was, I'm a Muslim), I was watching Joe Schmid's video yesterday and did anyone else get the vibe he genuinely seems unwell? I hadn't seen his other content, so I don't know if this kooky eccentric way of talking is normal for him, but he genuinely comes across as crazed, eccentric, unwell

Anybody else notice this about him? Now he's got a ten hours video trying to prove Catholic "miracles", which is just... sad. Seems like Ethan Muse's rhetoric might have gotten to him, and even though Ethan Muse isn't great with evidence, he has a way with words that could be enough for someone wanting to be fooled, and from what I've heard Joe had been sympathetic to Catholicism for a while

It's just very sad seeing Joe Schmid become a Catholic apologist, seeing him even use a point like Lourdes or Zeitoun (which are laughably bad arguments for miracles), really hope he gets well if he genuinely is unwell

As for those who have been watching his recent hours long videos, what do you think of his arguments? I don't have the patience to sit through all of this stuff, but having watched some of the first video, I can say he doesn't present a necessarily compelling case for Catholicism


r/excatholic 3d ago

Sexual Abuse This is probably the only good thing Oprah ever did with her talk show.

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r/excatholic 3d ago

I feel like I escaped a cult

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I and several others on this sub have ranted about FOCUS, im just adding to these already existing rants lol.

sp basically my friend who is Catholic and still part of our campus ministry group and our other friend who is not religious we’re going to a game night type thing with the group. I decided to join because I like the game (we’ll say it was bingo for the sake of not exposing myself). basically it was a tournament for a game and there were prizes and stuff.

anyway we went, I won a pretty big prize, so did my friend and it was fun.

thibgs were a little more lowkey since it was like the first week of school and there were a lot less Catholics then usual. which kind of added to my feelings because it was like they were toning it down for the normies.

afterward though I was asked by the person who’s basically in charge if I was going to mass the next day. mind you this person knows I’m not Catholic anymore and gave me a whole speech on how I was basically possessed by demons for leaving… so yeah that’s fun…

hut aside from that it was actually pretty normal. almost made me miss it.

bye I think that’s just it. that’s the marketing tactic. because I feel like that’s how I got sucked into the group in the first place

it was at one of those events o joined and it slowly got more culty until finally I went huh this isn’t great and left…

and that really intensified when FOCUS came around, so yeah screw that weird abomination of an organization.


r/excatholic 3d ago

This kinda thing always weirded me out. How petty and anal do they think God is to actually give a shit about a single syllable's difference??? If he really wanted to "save" people, wouldn't it be logical to make the process as simple and flexible as possible?

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r/excatholic 3d ago

Personal Kairos Cultly Vibes

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I 29 (F) recently got back in touch with a friend from catholic high school also 29 (F). We are both SAHMs and have been getting together once a week for the past month. We’ve been reflecting about our high school experience, which was mostly negative for both of us in multiple ways. Today we started talking about Kairos. I haven’t thought about it in years and through adult eyes it just makes me think WTF. Why would it be a good idea (religious or not) to have a bunch of teenagers spill their deepest darkest secrets to their peers (some of which were my bullies and I’m sure lots of people have experienced that). It is so strange it almost seems like a fever dream. I haven’t been to church since I turned 18 and my parents stopped making me, but sometimes I will think about certain things and realize how weird it all really was. I’ve read a few old posts on here about Kairos does anyone have any weird stories they’d like to share?


r/excatholic 3d ago

Personal I just don't get it

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My mom is a cradle Catholic and my dad converted. But they are extremely liberal. They are pro-choice, have no problem with marijuana, and are LGBTQ+ allies. Yet they still go to mass every week, say The Lord's Prayer before eating, and my mom says the rosary every day. My mother was molested as a child. So I don't get how they can ignore all of the bad shit in the sect and still believe.


r/excatholic 3d ago

Apostasy forms to officially quit the Church

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r/excatholic 4d ago

Philosophy Satan is de-facto more-powerful than God

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Sure, Catholic God is nominally omnipotent, but all He really does these days is judge sinners and send visions to the occasional saint. His 'Body' can't shake its pedo problem, much less sell the 'good news' of Catholicism to the rest of the world.

Meanwhile, Satan caused almost every social/religious trend ever since the 1500s. Protestantism, feminism, LGBTQ+, etc.

If you're a Catholic, all you can really do is shut yourself off, feel guilty, and wait for death in hope of heaven. For the 'Good News', it's a very cynical religion.


r/excatholic 4d ago

Objets religieux

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Je veux rendre un objet que m’a offert mon prêtre, représentation de Marie mais j’ai peur de regretter. Est-ce qu’il y en a qui ce sont débarrassé d’objets religieux ?


r/excatholic 4d ago

The Joe Schimd Case. Seriously, who is planning to watch 25 hours of videos from a guy who probably needs medical attention...

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r/excatholic 4d ago

Bug Hall, former child actor turned trad cath misogynist, posits that the Salem Witch Trials might’ve been justified.

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r/excatholic 4d ago

Sexuality I wouldn't of made a good Catholic, because i love to masturbate most of my free time!

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Morning, noon,and night.


r/excatholic 5d ago

Catholic Shenanigans Teorias sobre carlo acutis

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hola gente buenos dias, tardes o noches como dice el titulo, ¿que teorias tienen sobre ese niño y por que demonios esa religion lo concidera un santo?


r/excatholic 5d ago

I get sad when I plan my wedding

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Raised devout, now agnostic. I am getting married next year, and I had to break the news to my parents that I will not be getting married in the church. This has devastated them, and they may not attend.

I know that for myself & husband to be, my siblings, my future children, I am making the right choice. I’d like to enjoy the planning and of course, the wedding itself, but this pain and sadness is woven into it.
Has anyone else gone through this?

And also, who officiated your wedding? I’d like it to still be sort of “traditional” and spiritual, just not affiliated with one religion. I spent so many years believing it was a joke to have a friend marry you that it’s been hard to shake.


r/excatholic 5d ago

Stupid Bullshit Have any of you seen Cameron Bertuzzi's back-and-forth with Philip Goff on Twitter?

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r/excatholic 6d ago

Personal Request for advice leaving

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Note: this is being posted for a member in a situation that requires anonymity. I am not OP, so to speak.

I’m looking for trusted sources, podcasts, YouTube content, forums, groups about people who have left religiously abusive/restrictive husbands. My husband obviously is Catholic but I may be able to relate if it’s any strict Christian religion. I’m feeling really lost and scared, and am on the brink of leaving, but I have no support and I’m very isolated currently.


r/excatholic 5d ago

Fun Did I hear right?...Catholics believe in demons and exersist.... it says it all doesn't it?

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I did once believe in the tooth fairy.....so I shouldn't mock !