[metmom]

And if you are in outright disobedience to Church teachings yet still claim to be Catholic you are very simply an apostate and heretic. You should leave and stop saying you are what you are not.

I don't know anyone who has left the Catholic church and still identifies themselves as Catholic. The only ones who insist we are still Catholics (once Catholic always Catholic) are the Catholics themselves. They just won't let go.

[Quix]

Wellllllllll harumph

they’re supposed to play by THE SCRIPT! LOL.

[RobbyS]

No, you are not Catholic. But from our perspective, you are like the native of a country that recognizes dual citizenship. You retain the right to reclaim your former citizenship at any time. Your neighbor in the pew, who has always been Baptist has to jump through more hoops if he decides to become Catholic.