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European bishops warn against erasing baptismal records

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European bishops are warning authorities against allowing baptized people to erase their baptismal records from Church archives. The bishops' conference argues that deleting these records would harm the internal governance of the Church and its religious freedom.

The Court of Justice of the European Union is currently hearing a case related to this issue.

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  1. Sep 8, 11:18 AM Archdiocese of San Antonio European bishops warn against allowing erasure of theological reality of baptismal records
  2. Sep 10, 12:12 AM The Irish Catholic European bishops warn against allowing erasure of ‘theological reality’ of baptismal records

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