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When is a child Catholic?

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Anonymous

17y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

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.

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