[SeekAndFind]

Here’s the thing about the Roman Catholic Church ... Once you are baptized catholic, you are still considered to be a member of the church, even if you declare yourself atheist later.

[Antoninus]

Here’s the thing about the Roman Catholic Church ... Once you are baptized catholic, you are still considered to be a member of the church, even if you declare yourself atheist later.

False. According to Canon Law: "An apostate from the faith, a heretic, or a schismatic incurs a latae sententiae excommunication."

Code of Canon Law: Penalties for Individual Delicts. Title I. Delicts against Religion and the Unity of the Church