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We baptize babies in the Catholic Church because we have always done so since the very first when The Bible records that adults got baptized "along with their whole household." Since the fall with our first parents, every single human being (saving Our Blessed Lord, and His Mother) have been born without sanctifying grace, with original sin. And Our Blessed Lord commanded that we bring the little children to Him and do not hinder them. Baptism wipes out original sin, and restores sanctifying grace allowing the child to grow in holiness. Circumcision in the old covenant was done on the eighth day, and this was a foreshadowing of baptism. Without baptism, a child can receive none of the other sacraments and is denied sanctifying grace; thus we incur a very serious obligation to baptize infants as soon as possible.
The meaning and significance of Catholic Baptism has evolved over the centuries and its meaning has been controversial at times. Baptism, and hence the use of water, is symbolic in the Catholic Church to wash away original sin from the beautiful newborn infant as so many Catholics have always understood the ritual. Some now say it rather fills the spiritual vacuum called original sin.
Baptism allows the child to receive sanctifying grace, gives the right to receive the other sacraments, makes the infant a member of the church and makes the child subject to Christ and his Church. Catholics believe it is necessary for salvation. It is an article of faith that anyone who dies in the state of original sin is excluded from heaven and parents who delay the baptism of their newborn commit a grave sin. However, that rule is modified in certain cases.
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∙ 9y agoWe baptize babies in the Catholic Church because we have always done so since the very first when the Bible records that adults got baptized "along with their whole household." Since the fall with our first parents, every single human being (saving Our Blessed Lord, and His Mother) have been born without sanctifying grace, with original sin. And Our Blessed Lord commanded that we bring the little children to Him and do not hinder them. Baptism wipes out original sin, and restores sanctifying grace allowing the child to grow in holiness. Circumcision in the old covenant was done on the eighth day, and this was a foreshadowing of baptism. Without baptism, a child can receive none of the other sacraments and is denied sanctifying grace; thus we incur a very serious obligation to baptize infants as soon as possible.
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∙ 9y agoThe meaning and significance of Catholic Baptism has evolved over the centuries and its meaning has been controversial at times. Baptism, and hence the use of water, is symbolic in the Catholic Church to wash away original sin from the beautiful newborn infant as so many Catholics have always understood the ritual. Some now say it rather fills the spiritual vacuum called original sin.
Baptism allows the child to receive sanctifying grace, gives the right to receive the other sacraments, makes the infant a member of the church and makes the child subject to Christ and his Church. Catholics believe it is necessary for salvation. It is an article of faith that anyone who dies in the state of original sin is excluded from heaven and parents who delay the baptism of their newborn commit a grave sin. However, that rule is modified in certain cases.
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How an infant baptism is conducted in catholic church?
You would have to ask a Catholic Priest. Baptist don't baptize babies
Can a catholic married outside the church have their child baptize in the Catholic church?
Yes
Can a brother and sister who are fully initiated in the Catholic Church baptize their sister's baby in the Baptist Church?
no
Do children of a non-Catholic and Catholic have to be baptized?
If the couple was married in the Catholic Church then, yes, at the time of their marriage the couple promised to baptize and educate their children in the Catholic Church.
Can a person get re-baptised in the Catholic Church after joining the Church?
If you were baptized in another church, you do not get baptized again. The Church recognizes the one baptism as valid.Roman Catholic AnswerYou may be baptized if the original baptism was not valid. You should check with the priest. If there is some question, they may baptize you conditionally, "if you are not already baptized, I baptize you in the Name of the Father..." as to attempt to "re-baptize" a person is very wrong.
Do you have to be baptized in the Catholic Church to be Catholic?
yes, you have to be baptized in a catholic church in order to be catholicRoman Catholic AnswerNo, you must be baptized or received into the Church by a priest, if you have received Baptism previously in a protestant denomination and it is valid. If they are not sure of the validity of it, they will conditionally baptize you.
Does the Catholic church accept Methodist baptisms?
Yes, in cases of emergency, even unbaptized people can baptize. The baptizer needs to want to baptize the person into the Church and the use of the trinitarian formula: "I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."
Why are catholic infants baptised?
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.
When did people start baptising their children as babies?
It all depends on the religion of the family. In the Catholic Church, it is normal to baptize your child between teh ages of 2-6. But, even with these ages, parents also decide to baptize there children at a different age, such as 10-18. In other religions it just depends on the church and the priest. If you are interested in getting Baptized, find a good church, or get Baptized at your church you attned now. God Be With You.
Do you have to marry in the Catholic Church to baptize your children?
If you are going to contract a marriage with a person who is not Catholic, and you wish to marry that person in the Church they belong, you may do so provided you have a dispensation. It is not necessary, therefore to marry in the Catholic Church to baptize your children. But it IS necessary to raise them in the PRACTICE of the Catholic Faith if you want your children baptized. This means YOU must make a concerted effort to attend Mass on Sunday's or Holy Days of obligation, and bring your children.
Where can you find a Catholic Church that baptized by immersion?
Seventh day Adventists baptize by immersion. Baptists also baptise in this way, as do Pentecostal churches. so do jehovahs witnesses
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.
