So, to cite a couple of examples, if your family is of Irish heritage, and your parents were Catholics, and they had you baptized a Catholic in their parish church, then you are a Latin Catholic. But if you’re Romanian, and your parents are/were members of the Romanian Catholic Church (which broke with the Romanian Orthodox Church generations ago, and returned to union with Rome), then you are a member of the Romanian Catholic Church too, whether you know it or not, and regardless of what country you’re living in or what Catholic Church sui iuris you regularly attend.
It actually becomes a great deal more challenging and perplexing, particularly when your parents is/was members of different Catholic Places of worship sui iuris-e.g. a good Ruthenian Catholic woman partnered to help you a Latin Catholic man, or good Chaldean Catholic lady hitched so you’re able to a low-Catholic people. Bear in mind you to Rome failed to create this system; it’s a bring-over throughout the habit of the fresh Orthodox Churches, lots of whose professionals turned Catholics in the years gone-by. This new Pope can invariably changes this system in the event that he desires to (get a hold of “Are there any Limits on Energy of one’s Pope?” for lots more with this), however, up until now zero Pope have made a decision to do so. Continue reading