Friday, March 6, 2009

Argentine campaign urges Catholics to quit church

Photo By Claudia Gaillard

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - In an effort to reduce the church's political influence, Argentine atheists and feminists are spearheading a drive to get people who were baptized Roman Catholic but disagree with the church's politics to formally renounce their faith.

The "Not in my Name" Internet campaign, also called Collective Apostasy, encourages people who are Catholic in name only to write to the bishops where they were baptized to officially register that they have left the church.

Full story here:

http://in.reuters.com/article/idINTRE5235X420090304

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