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What it is the thing called that pours the water onto the child during a catholic baptism?
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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.
Why is a catholic christening done so soon after the birth?
Because Catholics believe that baptism is necessary and that it helps the child's Catholic upbringing since the Holy Spirit is with them at an early age. Baptism makes the child a member of the Catholic Church and God's family.
What is your response to What do you ask of this Christian community at baptism?
In the Catholic church, the priest will ask "what do you ask of God's church for your child?" The response is "Baptism"
Can a Protestant take a blessing during Mass in a Catholic Church?
During a Nuptial between a Catholic and non-Catholic, the Officiant [Priest or Deacon] blesses the couple. During the baptism of a child, the Officiant [Priest or Deacon] blesses the mother, father and godparents of the child as well as all assembled. If I can bless a car, why not a Protestant? My mother is Protestant! Rev. Robert J. Sweeney, www.holyrosary-ny.com
If a child's parents have been baptized but the child has not is the child still Catholic?
No, the child needs to be baptized. Catholicism is not passed by generation, rather by the Sacrament of Baptism.
When is a child Catholic?
A child is Catholic from the moment of their baptism. This applies to any valid baptism, done with water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Therefore a person does not have to belong to the "Roman Catholic Church" to be Catholic, as long as they have a valid baptism. Baptism is the 1st Sacrament of Initiation that washes away the original sin inherited from Adam and Eve, and also "rebirths" the child/person into the new family of Christ (the Church) which is the Body of Christ.
I am a catholic my wife is C of E What is the best solution to our child's baptism or christening without disreguarding either church?
You cannot baptize your child in the Roman Catholic Church if you were not married in it. So you need to go with the other option. The child can only be named as a Roman Catholic if he/ she is baptised in a Catholic Church.
When baptizing a child the priest ask for a name?
Yes. The priest will state the child's name several times during the baptism. After the baptism ceremony the priest will also need the child's name for the blessing.
Does baby need godparents to be baptized in Lutheran church?
This would primarily be up to the pastor and the parents, as well as the potential godparents. However, there are enough serious doctrinal disagreements regarding baptism between the Lutheran Churches and the Baptist Churches that such an arrangement could be problematic and perhaps not even possible if all parties were to remain faithful to their tradition. If the potential godparent were to subscribe only to Believer Baptism as opposed to Infant Baptism, then they could not really believe in the effectiveness of an infant's baptism. In the tradition of Believer's baptism, the child would have to be baptized again at an older age, when said child would be able to come to Christ and come to terms with their faith. Now, to a Lutheran, the concept of someone being baptized again would seem to be unnecessary at best, heretical in all cases, and at worst an insult to baptism. Article IX of the Augsburg Confession states that baptism should come to children, as it entrusts them to God, and Luther's Large Catechism lines 47-86 declare that Baptism should be given to children, and can only come once. For a Lutheran, baptism can only occur once, the free showing and showering of God's love and grace through the action of the Holy Spirit, permanently and not dependent on the child, but on a God who loves. A second baptism, or any belief that the infant's baptism is not the true baptism, would seem to Lutherans to possibly cast doubt on this. With this in mind, one must question if a Baptist would even want to become a godparent to a Lutheran child, if said child's very baptism is questionable to the Baptist. One would also question whether a baptized child would be brought up well as a Lutheran Christian if said child is being taught about Christianity and within Christianity, baptism, by one who ascribes to a vision that could potentially doubt the veracity of the child's baptism.
What is the purpose of a godparent?
It is to look after the child, if both parents do die.
Why weren't Catholic mothers permitted to attend their child's baptism?
It not that they were not permitted, it was the fact that it happened the day after the birth and the mothers were recuperating.
Why does godfather have to be Catholic in Catholic baptism?
When an infant is baptized in the Catholic Church, the parents choose godparents who are tasked with overseeing the spiritual upbringing of the child (should the parents' guidance not be sufficient). When the child is baptized, the godparent(s) make an oath to raise the child in the Catholic faith, which is clearly something they cannot promise if they do not believe it for themselves.
