天主教保祿修會出版社《天主教法典新注釋》指出:
一旦領洗、加入天主教,他就永遠是天主教教友(semel catholicus semper catholicus)。當中改信其他宗教的,即使成為無神論者或不可知論者,甚至被逐出教會,仍被視為天主教徒。
Beal, J.P., New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law, "Once a Catholic by baptism or reception, one always remains a Catholic (semel catholicus semper catholicus). Even those who have joined another religion, have become atheists or agnostics, or have been excommunicated remain Catholics. Excommunicates lose rights, such as the right to the sacraments, but they are still bound to the obligations of the law; their rights are restored when they are reconciled through the remission of the penalty."
有入教無離教,難怪難怪。 |