EU judges examine whether GDPR gives right to get baptismal records erased
By Matthew Newman and Anna Lauwereys ( June 30, 2026, 15:44 GMT | Insight) -- Judges at the EU's highest court on Tuesday examined whether the bloc's data protection rules give people who were baptized as minors the right to require the Catholic Church to erase their personal data from baptismal registers. At issue is whether the GDPR’s right to erasure applies to baptismal records, or whether that right is limited by the church's freedom of religion and other exceptions under EU law.Judges at the EU's highest court on Tuesday examined whether the bloc's data protection rules give people who were baptized as minors the right to require the Catholic Church to erase their personal data from baptismal registers. ...
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