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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.
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Can you be a godfather if you are not confirmed?
Yes, to be a sponsor of Baptism or Confirmation you need to be Catholic, Confirmed, and at least age 16. If you are Catholic but not Confirmed you can be a Christian witness godfather as long as another sponsor godmother is Catholic and Confirmed.
What is the role of the godfather in the catholic religion?
The Catholic man who is chosen to stand as a witness to the baptism of a Catholic - adult or infant - and who is ready to help instruct the newly baptized in the faith. The Godfather must be a serious Catholic who lives his faith fully.
What is the role of the godmother in baptism?
The godmother along with the godfather promise to help the child being Baptized in the way of the Catholic Church until their Confirmation.
Does the godfather of a Catholic child have to be Catholic too to be a godfather?
Yes he has to be and has be 18
Can a man be a godfather to a girl in baptism?
Ofcourse he can! I
What is a bar baptism?
There is no such thing as a bar baptism in the Catholic Church.
Is there a major symbol for Catholic Baptism?
Roman Catholic AnswerThere are several symbols for Catholic Baptism: water, oils, a shell, a white garment, a candle.
Is baptism when a person is made catholic?
Baptism can be for other Christian faiths, not just Catholic. So if you are becoming a Christian, you are baptised.
In baptism does the witness have to be Catholic?
At least one Godparent must be Catholic.
Does baptism welcome us to a Catholic church?
Yes, but only if you are catholic. Catholic baptisms are based on initiation into the Catholic church. Baptism means to "begin a new live", and is to wash sins away in your live.
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.
Is a christening cup used in a Catholic baptism?
There is no christening cup in a baptism. Christening cups, as far as I know, were popular presents at a baptism, beginning in the 19th century. I have never heard of one actuallyl being used in a baptism, Catholic or otherwise.
