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Does a sponsor have to be the same sex as the person being confirmed?
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∙ 13y ago
No, a sponsor can be male or female, so a boy can have a female sponsor and a girl can have male sponsor if they choose.
The sponsor should be practicing Catholic who has received Confirmation, age 16 or more, and not a parent.
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How do you spell the word sponcer?
There is no such word, or a need for one. The word "sponsor" is already a noun applied to a person, group, or company.
Can a Confirmation proxy be a non-Catholic?
A non catholic person needs to receive Baptism first in the Roman Catholic Church in order to receive confirmation. Actually for adult catecumens three sacraments (Baptism , Confirmation and Holy Communion) are incurred on the same day i.e. Easter Sunday.
Can I use officiating prelate if a priest is celebrating confirmation?
Not sure of your question. The officiating prelate is usually the bishop or can be a priest if delegated by the bishop. If you mean sponsor, a priest can be a sponsor even if assisting, as he can step off altar to sponsor. But person who is actually confirming cannot be sponsor as he cannot anoint and sponsor at same time; but I am sure it can be worked out.
What does the sponsor have to do during confirmation?
To be a witness to the faith, and pass on that witness in guidance to the candidate. Qualifications: Catholic, Baptized, received Eucharist,Confirmed,and age 16 or older and not a parent of one to be confirmed.
Do you have to be over 18 to be a sponsor at confirmation?
Roman Catholic AnswerAlthough your parish or diocese may have specific requirements for a Confirmation sponsor, I believe the only absolute requirement is that he or she already be Confirmed in the Catholic Church, in the same rite that you are seeking Confirmation.
Do you need to be confirmed before your baby can be baptized?
No. There are no prerequisites to being baptized. Only that you (as an adult) desire to be baptized. Baptism, however, is a prerequisite to being confirmed. Adults, if they are to be baptized, are usually confirmed on the same day.
In Naruto I want to know if Obito and Tobi are the same person do they ever show Tobi fully unmasked?
Tobi and Obito are not the same person. Tobi is Madara Uchiha. It was confirmed by himself. He will be unmasked later in the series.
Can you become a legal resident if married to a person of the same sex?
Yes. Effective June 26, 2013, an American citizen may sponsor a foreign same-sex spouse for permanent residency ("green card"). There are many other countries where this can happen too, the closest to the US being Mexico, Canada and Argentina.
Why does a sponsor have to be a baptized Catholic?
Yes, the sponsor for baptism or confirmation must be Catholic. See canons 874 and 892-893 in the Code of Canon Law. It's the sponsor's job to help bring the person up in the Catholic faith and to " take care that the confirmed person behaves as a true witness of Christ and faithfully fulfills the obligations inherent in this sacrament." See the full requirements below. (Canon 893 specifies that the same requirements listed for a baptism sponsor also apply to a confirmation sponsor.) 1/ be designated by the one to be baptized, by the parents or the person who takes their place, or in their absence by the pastor or minister and have the aptitude and intention of fulfilling this function; 2/ have completed the sixteenth year of age, unless the diocesan bishop has established another age, or the pastor or minister has granted an exception for a just cause; 3/ be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has already received the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist and who leads a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on; 4/ not be bound by any canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared; 5/ not be the father or mother of the one to be baptized.
IS IT DOUble jeopardy for a person to be held liable for the same act same person with the other court?
Definition of Double Jeapordy: Double jeopardy refers to a person being tried again for the same offense after being acquitted.
What is a baptismal sponsor?
A baptismal sponsor is the same thing as a Godparent. The Godparent approaches the Church together with the catechumen (the one who is to be baptized) as a spiritual support and patron. If the one to be baptized cannot answer for him/her, such as a baby, the sponsor answers in their name and takes the responsibility of catechizing them in the faith in conjunction with the legal guardians of the child.
Does a sponsor for a first communicate have to be a practicing Catholic?
Communicants do not normally Require sponsors, there is enough of an ecclesiastical traffic jam in most parishes on this occasion. I believe you are thinking of Confirmation. The answer is yes, in many cases they cannot be members of the immediate family and they absolutely have to be the same gender as the person being confirmed. When I was confirmed Gender Apartheid was in force, there were separate confirmation classes- and ceremonies for the Boys and the Girls./ Male classes were conducted by Brothers and Priests, the Girls by ,in my parish, sthe Sisters of Charity. they were totally separate. again, you could not have a cross-gender sponsor, if you were a male, you had to have two male sponsors, no exceptions to the rule. I thought it a bit cruel as what if you had a very devout aunt or sister (not the nun variety) old enough to meet the age requirements. I was confirmed in l967 and took the name Neil from Cornelius and partly iln (Honor) of Neil Diamond, the popular singer. That was l967 things may have changed in the administration of the sacrament of Confirmation. Communicants do not normally Require sponsors, there is enough of an ecclesiastical traffic jam in most parishes on this occasion. I believe you are thinking of Confirmation. The answer is yes, in many cases they cannot be members of the immediate family and they absolutely have to be the same gender as the person being confirmed. When I was confirmed Gender Apartheid was in force, there were separate confirmation classes- and ceremonies for the Boys and the Girls./ Male classes were conducted by Brothers and Priests, the Girls by ,in my parish, sthe Sisters of Charity. they were totally separate. again, you could not have a cross-gender sponsor, if you were a male, you had to have two male sponsors, no exceptions to the rule. I thought it a bit cruel as what if you had a very devout aunt or sister (not the nun variety) old enough to meet the age requirements. I was confirmed in l967 and took the name Neil from Cornelius and partly iln (Honor) of Neil Diamond, the popular singer. That was l967 things may have changed in the administration of the sacrament of Confirmation.
