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Canon Law requires that the godparents be Catholics in good standing who are willing and able to see to the individual being baptized receiving a thorough Catholic education in the faith.
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Can a non Catholic serve as a godfather?
You can only have Catholic godparents or Orthodox godparents. No protestants can be godparents in the Catholic Church.
Can Catholic godparents be replaced?
No
How do you change godparents in the Catholic faith 10 years after baptism?
You cannot change your Godparents.
In the Roman Catholic Church can you change a child's godparents?
No, once a Godparent, always a Godparent in the Catholic Church.
Do the parents give a gift to the godparents?
The tradition is that the Godparents of the kid are the same persons who were the witnesses at the wedding.So, depending on the local Church tradition, you may give a gift to the Godparents. The usual within Bulgarian Orthodox Christians is that the Godparent will make a gift to the Godchild.
Do protestants have godparents?
The role of the godparent is to assist the parents in bringing up their children in the practice of the Catholic Faith. Therefore to be eligible to be a "godparent" it is necessary that the person be a practicing catholic. A Protestant may be a "Christian Witness" but may not serve in the capacity of godparent in the Baptism ceremony. There must be at least one person who serves as a godparent.
Do Jews have godparents?
A godparent is just a person appointed to take care of children if something were to happen to the parents. So in that sense Jews do have godparents but there is no specific tradition of a godparent in judaism (and they don't call it that).
What if Catholic Godparent changes to Baptist?
There are no "godparents" in the Bible, it shouldn't matter one way or the other.
At baptism who promises to help raise a child in the catholic faith?
The Godparents promise at Baptism to assist the parents in raising a child in the Catholic faith.
Are 4 Godparents allowed per child for baptism?
Technically, there is one or two "sponsor" godparents - if two, one is female and the other male. Both need to be baptized Catholic, age 16 or older, and Confirmed. Their names are formally entered into the church baptism register. Any more than two is not official; however if tradition dictates more than two the others can be called godparents but names are not entered. You should check with the local baptizing priest to see what he thinks.
Do you need godparents in order to be baptize?
Yes; at least one who has to be baptized and confirmed Catholic,male or female.
What does the godpearnts say at the baptism?
The Godparents make promises at a Baptism. They say they will look after the child and teach them the ways of God. If the parents of the child aren't Catholic, then the Godparents are the ones who bring the child up as a Catholic (if that's what the parents want them to become) and tell them all they need to know. The godparents are friends in faith who can be turned to in times of doubt, confusion or questioning. Their goal is to show the child being baptised the ways and truth about God.
