Apóstatas / Apostates
(DCH)

No. 2024-04

Spanish Abstract: Los apóstatas eran personas bautizadas que renegaban de la fe católica. Además, fueron considerados apóstatas aquellos que habían abandonado o desistido del estado religioso o del estado clerical. El derecho canónico reconocía tres formas de apostatar: la apostasía de la fe (perfidia), la apostasía de la orden religiosa y la apostasía del orden clerical. En Hispanoamérica y Filipinas (XVI-XVIII), este término estuvo relacionado con grupos que perdieron o renegaron de la fe católica por persecuciones o falta de misioneros; también aparecía en contextos de interacción con judíos, musulmanes y protestantes. Se asoció con delitos como la blasfemia, la idolatría o el cautiverio.

English Abstract: Apostates were baptized persons who renounced the Catholic Faith. In addition, apostates were also those who had abandoned or desisted from the religious or clerical state. Canon Law recognized three forms of apostasy: apostasy as total repudiation of the faith (perfidy), apostasy for breaking the vows of a religious order and apostasy for abandoning the clerical state. In early modern Spanish America and the Philippines, this concept was related to groups of people who had lost or repudiated the Catholic Faith, due to persecutions or lack of missionaries; it also appeared in contexts of interaction with Jews, Muslims and Protestants. It was associated to crimes like blasphemy, idolatry or captivity.