[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

[SeekAndFind]

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

That is of course the ideal case. But the Catholic Church is composed of HUMAN BEINGS. You cannot know the hearts of every single individual who has been baptized as an infant and who is now an adult.

What I’m saying is this — IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY ROMAN CATHOLICS ARE NOW NOT BELIEVERS.

So here’s a very interesting question — knowing the stance of President Duterte, is he considered an apostate? If so, Do you have to officially excommunicate him? Or does he simply excommunicate himself?