r/excatholic is a subreddit with 46k members. The community frequently discusses catholic, catholicism, church, religion, and hate, and the most common flair used is personal, stupid bullshit, catholic shenanigans , politics, and fun.
This subreddit is for any and all ex-Catholics to talk, educate, discuss and maybe even bitch about their experiences within the Catholic Church. No matter what your belief now, or if you have no belief at all.
Note: This subreddit is a support forum and not a debate group and will be moderated accordingly. Please refrain from proselytizing to members of this community.
Catholic apologists will be perma banned without warning.
Please post in r/excatholicDebate for further discussion
Popular Topics in r/excatholic
#1
Catholic
77 posts
#2
Catholicism
55 posts
#3
Church
43 posts
#4
Religion
41 posts
#5
Hate
28 posts
#6
Parents
24 posts
#7
Worst
20 posts
#8
Guilt
18 posts
#9
Family
17 posts
#10
Christianity
9 posts
Flair Used in r/excatholic
#1
Personal
: "Getting rid of all my catholic books today, I feel light as a feather"
43 posts
#2
Stupid Bullshit
: "Openly racist "saint" canonized by Francis"
17 posts
#3
Catholic Shenanigans
: "Presented without comment"
17 posts
#4
Politics
: "Nuns are almost a bygone relic in the USA, fewer are joining as numbers dwindle."
13 posts
#5
Fun
: "The Pope wrote a 42,000 word manifesto declaring war on AI. We are so freaking back."
11 posts
#6
Sexual Abuse
: "Catholic priests say charging them with sexual abuse violates their religious freedom"
8 posts
#7
Sexuality
: "Getting married & having a baby have made me even more disgusted with Catholic reproductive teachings."
7 posts
#8
Catholic Shenanigans
: "Crisis looms for Pope Leo as splinter sect seeks to ordain far-right bishops"
2 posts
#9
Philosophy
: "Nietzsche dismantling Catholic views on sexuality"
2 posts
#10
Meme
: "Day 25 of 40 (46) days of indulgences 3/14/26"
1 post
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Last updated: August 9, 2026