De-baptism’ on the rise in Belgium

The World

Last month, the Catholic Church in Belgium had to face revelations of widespread sexual abuse of children by priests. A report determined that the abuse was widespread, taking place over decades. For many Catholics in Belgium, the report was the last straw. More and more are even going so far as to formally leave the Church, in a process called �de-baptism.� Clark Boyd reports from Brussels.

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