r/excatholic is a subreddit with 47k 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 sexual abuse.
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
: "I love but dislike my Catholic parents"
16 posts
#2
Stupid Bullshit
: "Daily reminder that Catholic Trump supporters are just as evil as the evangelicals, if not more"
6 posts
#3
Catholic Shenanigans
: "“Our God is better than your gods.” Sounds just about as arrogant as the Catholics"
5 posts
#4
Politics
: "Top Catholic claims bishops 'taken advantage of' in controversial Trump prayer photo"
5 posts
#5
Sexual Abuse
: "Vatican upholds excommunication of US deacon who resigned after son was molested by priest"
5 posts
#6
Debate Welcome
: "A Christian vicar says he gets more Muslim volunteers helping out at his church than he does from right wingers."
3 posts
#7
Meme
: "meme a friend posted, thought you all might appreciate"
2 posts
#8
Sexuality
: "I think Catholicism's violent homophobia will eventually implode on itself"
2 posts
#9
Fun
: "Question- first or significant memory about Hell"
1 post
Member Growth in r/excatholic
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+5k members(10.9%)
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Last updated: October 27, 2026