Irish Catholics go online to lose religion...

A website is acting as a one-stop shop for disgruntled Catholics who want to officially quit their religion, especially in the wake of the Ryan report on child abuse in religious institutions. 

So far more than 300 Catholics have indicated their intention formally to leave the church through the website countmeout.ie, set up last month after publication of the report. The creation of three young lapsed Catholics, the facility is designed to provide clear information and the necessary documents to help people leave the church for good. 

Hundreds of like-minded people have completed an “actus defectionis” or “declaration of defection” on the site since it went live last Wednesday. More...

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