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 , sexual abuse, and politics.
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
: "A letter my uncle (A SSPX priest) sent to my mother before I was born."
46 posts
#2
Stupid Bullshit
: "Catholics are simply fetishists of suffering"
16 posts
#3
Catholic Shenanigans
: "Some Humor"
13 posts
#4
Sexual Abuse
: "This is probably the only good thing Oprah ever did with her talk show."
10 posts
#5
Politics
: "Ave Maria University and Florida officials attempted to block CNN coverage of measles outbreak, investigation finds"
7 posts
#6
Debate Welcome
: "With all the trouble In world famine, war, murder, all the Catholic priests can obsessively bang on about is interfering with people's sex lives and saying it's a sin to touch my willy."
6 posts
#7
Sexuality
: "A Catholic hospital was sold. Reproductive care returned immediately."
5 posts
#8
Fun
: "“Catholic Answers” magazine cover: Projection much?"
5 posts
#9
Philosophy
: "Satan is de-facto more-powerful than God"
3 posts
#10
Meme
: "Forgive me Father, for I have sinned"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/excatholic
Yearly
+4k members(10.1%)
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Last updated: September 7, 2026