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Because when the Christian church first started they would baptize adults, but when the starting proselytizing to people of other religions, the people they would convert already had families(including children and babies). So the church decided to just start baptizing babies for convenience and soon it become a tradition.
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Do you have to be a Catholic to be baptised?
Absolutely Not.
When a child is Baptised in a Catholic church does it make them a Catholic?
Yes
You are non Catholic and you want to be baptised non Catholic?
Yes
Was Adolph Hitler baptised?
Yes. Adolf Hitler was baptised in the Roman Catholic church.
Was John F Kenndedy Baptised at a church?
Yes J.f.Kennedy was baptised in a catholic church.
Can you be christened both Christian and Catholic?
Christian and Catholic are the same thing. If you get baptised as a Catholic you are a Christian Catholic
Can you christen your baby Catholic if you or your partner are not?
Catholics are Christians. So any baby baptised in a Catholic Church is being baptised as a Christian. If you want your baby to be a Protestant, another type of Christian, then you would not have them baptised in a Catholic church.
Are you Catholic if you are Jewish?
You are considered a Jew if your mother was a Jew. You are a Catholic if you were baptised in a Catholic Church. So it is entirely possibly to be a Jew who is a Catholic.
What age was Beethoven baptized?
Beethoven's actual birthdate is not recorded, but he was baptised on 17 December 1770. It was common practice in those days for infants to be baptised the day after they were born, so it is assumed Beethoven was baptised when he was one day old.
Was John Baptized by Jesus?
Not really, Im a Protestant. The thing is that we dont baptise infants full stop. This is because infants dont know what theyre doing so youre just getting them wet. Jesus got baptised when he was a grown man so we baptise people when theyre already old enough to know what theyre doing, im 17 and just got baptised. And yes we baptise in water.
Can a baby be bapitsed catholic if the parents are not married?
Yes, anyone who hasn't been baptised before (Being baptised in another Church and going to the Catholic doesn't require another baptism) can be baptised. Talk to the parish priest and he'll tell you the informaiton you need.
How can someone convert to Catholic?
start going to a catholic church if your devoted get baptised and abandoned your old religion
