they must not only consent to the baptism, but also agree to bring the child up in the Catholic religion. But if a child is surely dying, we may baptize it without either the consent or permission ...

and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church." 81 "Baptism therefore constitutes the sacramental bond of unity existing among all who through it are reborn." ...

By Patrick Schmadeke Evangelization in the World Today I have been wondering if we take baptism for granted. Maybe because ..

The baptism ceremony also allows parents and godparents to make a promise before God to bring the baby up within the faith of Christianity. Christian denominations that also practise infant ...

According to the Holy Scriptures and Catholic doctrine, baptism is the act by which a person is cleansed of original sin, becomes a child of God, and is incorporated into the Church community.

In Judaism, the infant is baptised before it has a faith of its own to symbolise that it belongs to the Jewish people. In the same way, Christian baptism of an infant occurs before the infant has ...