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Robert Bork: American jurist and unsuccessful nominee to the United States Supreme Court; converted to Catholicism in 2003; his wife was a former Catholic nun [56] Louis Bouyer: French theologian; converted to Catholicism in 1939; Jim Bowie: American pioneer, slave smuggler and trader, and soldier who played a prominent role in the Texas ...
Former Catholics or ex-Catholics are people who used to be Catholic for some time, but no longer identify as such. This includes both individuals who were at least nominally raised in the Roman Catholic faith, and individuals who converted to it in later life, both of whom later rejected and left it, or converted to other faiths (including the related non-Roman Catholic faiths).
Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln – Born an Orthodox Jew, he converted to Lutheranism to escape Austro-Hungarian authorities, and then converted to both Presbyterianism and Anglicanism and then finally converted to Buddhism towards the end of his life. Lauren Winner – A convert to Orthodox Judaism then to Christianity. Later ordained as an Episcopal ...
Mortimer J. Adler – American philosopher, educator, and popular author; converted to Catholicism from agnosticism, after decades of interest in Thomism [14] [15]; G. E. M. Anscombe – analytic philosopher, Thomist, literary executor for Ludwig Wittgenstein, and author of "Modern Moral Philosophy"; converted to Catholicism as a result of her extensive reading [16]
Shia LaBeouf did an interview with “Bishop Barron Presents” host Bishop Robert Barron and said that his most upcoming acting role in “Padre Pio” him on the path of converting to Catholicism.
Mohamed Alí Seineldín — Lebanese Argentine army colonel, he converted from Druzism to Roman Catholicism during his youth. [32] Nada Nadim Prouty — Lebanese former intelligence professional, She was born into the Druze faith, [33] later in life, she converted to Catholicism. [33]
"I know now that God was using my ego to draw me to Him," the actor said of his newfound spirituality
Though he was baptized in the Orthodox Church, Roumie converted to Catholicism after moving from New York to its suburbs. [10] He holds a degree in film from the School of Visual Arts. [6] In 2024, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in fine arts by the Catholic University of America for his work evangelizing through his acting career. [11]