Belgium sees sharp rise in 'debaptism' requests
The Church in Belgium has reported a sharp rise in the number of people asking for their names to be removed from baptismal registers.
The Catholic Church in Belgium reported on Wednesday a sharp rise in the number of people asking for their names to be removed from baptismal registers.
The Church’s latest annual report, published on Nov. 30, said there were 5,237 such requests in 2021, compared to 1,261 in 2020 and 1,800 in 2019.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that “baptism s…