Can babies be baptized even without the faith of their parents *?

Comments Off on Can Children of Unwed Parents Be Baptized? The Church’s Code of Canon Law states very clearly about individuals’ rights to receive the sacraments. Therefore, whether a child’s parent is married has little to do with presenting the child for baptism.

Is baptism of a person necessary?

Baptism is an important sacrament because Jesus was baptised, and after his resurrection he told his disciples that they too should be baptised. Jesus also commanded his disciples to use the act of baptism to welcome new disciples into the Church. This is known as the Great Commission.

What age is appropriate for baptism?

Here at Grace Community Church, our general practice is to wait until a professing child has reached the age of twelve. Because baptism is seen as something clear and final, our primary concern is that when a younger child is baptized he tends to look to that experience as proof that he was saved.

How do I get my baby Baptised?

Many follow a prepared ceremony, called a rite or liturgy. In a typical ceremony, parents or godparents bring their child to their congregation’s priest or minister. The rite used would be the same as that denomination’s rite for adults, i.e., by pouring holy water (affusion) or by sprinkling water (aspersion).

Can I be saved without being baptized?

Since a person is saved by the gospel (Ro- mans 1:16), which does not include baptism (1 Corinthians 1:17; 15:3– 4), then a person can be saved without being baptized. All that is nec- essary is for a person to hear the gospel and trust Jesus Christ for eter- nal life.

Is my child ready for baptism?

The Bible does not specify what the exact age of accountability is. There is no “right age” to be baptized. I think this is the toughest part as a parent when it comes to baptizing our children. We worry they are too young to “get it.”

Can a Catholic Grandma baptize her grandchild?

Sometimes these cases come about when a Catholic Grandma decided on her own to baptize her grandchild, because the parents were lapsed Catholics and didn’t intend to have the child baptized a Catholic themselves. When the child is older, sometimes (though not always!)

Do both parents have to agree for a child to be baptized?

To begin with, there is no requirement that both parents have to agree about their child’s baptism. Canon 868.1 n. 1 states clearly that for an infant to be baptized licitly, at least one of the parents must give consent. Obviously that base is covered in this case.

Where should Liz’s grandson be baptized?

Ideally, therefore, Liz’s grandson should be baptized in his parents’ parish, by the pastor or another Catholic cleric. But from the sound of things, it doesn’t seem that the baby ever visits his father’s home, so baptizing him at his father’s parish church is presumably impossible.

Will a baby die if the mother never baptizes the baby?

The baby isn’t in danger of death, but my son says that if he doesn’t baptize him, he’ll never get baptized because the mother will never allow it. Is there any problem with him doing this? –Liz