Forcing Churches to Delete Baptismal Records Would Infringe Religious Freedom, Legal Expert Tells Crux Now
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ewtnnews.comEU Bishops Warn About Risks of Deleting Names From Baptismal Records
The case involves a Belgian citizen who has left the Church and has requested his name be deleted from the baptismal records and whether the Church under EU law has the right to decline to do so.
Forcing churches to delete baptismal records would infringe religious freedom, legal expert tells Crux Now
Following the publication of a highly influential opinion on a legal case in the European Union (EU) that could compel Catholic parishes to delete baptismal records, the legal advisor for the EU’s bishops’ conferences said the opinion is disappointing and concerning. Speaking to Crux Now, Alessandro Calcagno, Adviser on Legal Affairs for the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), said that last Thursday’s opinion …
COMECE expresses concern at the opinion of the EU Court of Justice which may require dioceses to delete names from baptismal registers upon request.
The European bishops, against the non-binding opinion the attorney general of the Court of Justice of the EU, who advocates to force parishes to delete from their records the data of baptized people who bet
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