In recent years, many people have tried to "remove their names from the baptismal register", they want to withdraw their names from the parish register, thus officially "rejecting" education and severing ties. with the Catholic Church. Is it?
The spiritual power of baptism cannot be erased. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “united with Christ by baptism, the baptized are configured to Christ (cf. Rom 8, 29). The sacrament of baptism seals the Christian faith, an indelible spiritual mark of our belonging to Christ. No sin can erase this seal, even if it prevents the baptized from obtaining the fruits of salvation. If you wear the mark once, you will wear it for a lifetime. Baptism cannot be repeated." (no. 1272).
This means that even if a person commits a sin against God and officially "rejects" God, this action will not erase the sacred mark left by baptism. The Catechism adds “the mark of God” (Dominicus character) is the mark with which the Spirit has marked “us for the day of redemption” . Therefore, “baptism is the seal of eternal life.” The believer will “keep this mark” to the end, meaning that whoever remains faithful to the requirements of baptism will bear the “seal of faith for life.” (No. 1274)
The baptismal mark is not a ticket to the Kingdom of Heaven, but it marks the soul of the person who will be judged by God according to this mark. Aware of this, because of the permanent nature of baptism, the priest cannot remove anyone's name from the parish register. However, there are some people who have been baptized and asked to have their names removed from the book. In France, notes in the margins can be written in notebooks. But justice holds that registration does not invade private life and there will be no complete and simple deletion of the name of a baptized person from the register.
God is infinitely patient
Likewise, a person cannot be baptized twice. If the first baptism is valid, then a Catholic who has officially renounced the faith will not need to be baptized again when they change their mind about re-entering the faith. If they sincerely request to receive the sacrament of reconciliation (and complete all repentance for the sins committed), the sins will be erased and they will restore the originality of their baptism.
In the same way, when atheists and Satanists repent, they are joyfully welcomed into the Christian family and do not need to be rebaptized. God is infinitely patient and even if we stray from our baptismal promises, He never leaves us. He is the "Shepherd of the Kingdom of Heaven" who will never stop looking for us. We just need to let Him find and accept His love in our lives.