Do you need to be a catholic to christen or be a god mother to a child being baptised in the catholic church?
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The Church requires that one of the Godparents be Catholic:\n\nThus if we remember a few basic things about Baptism—it gives a person both a new and special status as a child of God and it makes a person a member of the Body of Christ, the Church—then what you are looking for are godparents who \ncan truly represent that Christian community. Basically this means you want at least one active and committed Catholic. \n\nThe Catechism of the Catholic Church states "...the godfather and godmother... must be firm believers, able and ready to help the newly baptized—child or adult—on the road of Christian life" (#1255). This is the Church's way of saying that being a godparent is truly a ministry in the Church, and not simply an honor.
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All of God's services are free. You can be baptized in your bathtub at home, if you wish. It does not have to be performed by a priest. It should be done at the will of each individual, not to children who have no idea what it means. Baptism is like a symbol to those around you that you have accepted Salvation. It should come after Salvation. \n\nBaptism is done in personal obedience to God. It has no saving power (just so you understand).
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Well... The Virgin Mary is the mother of God. She gave birth to Jesus Christ.\nSaint Brigid was the daughter of Dubtach, pagan Scottish king of Leinster, and Brocca, a Christian Pictish slave who had been baptized by Saint Patrick. Just before Brigid's birth, her mother was sold to a Druid landowner. Brigid remained with her mother till she was old enough to serve her legal owner Dubtach, her father. \n\nSaint Brigid is the Patron Saint of babies and children who's parents are not married.
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If you are interested in joining or just learning more about the Catholic Church, contact your local parish and ask about information about their RCIA Inquiry group. \n\nYou can go and ask any questions you want. \n\nThis is the first step in RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) but you can stop at any time.\n\nThere is no obligation to become a Catholic.\n\nWith love and prayers in Christ.
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The biggest difference is that catholics believe in the virgin mary as a god. because Jesus is God, catholics believe Mary must have been a god as well, thus Jesus would be 100% God. however, the Bible makes no claims for mary being a god. Jesus was 100% God and 100% man.
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Children who have died without Baptism, can only be entrusted to the mercy of God. Indeed, the great mercy of God who desires that all men should be saved, and Jesus' tenderness toward children which caused him to say: "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them," allow us to hope that there is a way of salvation for children who have died without Baptism. All the more urgent is the Church's call not to prevent little children coming to Christ through the gift of holy Baptism. \n\na baby is a person created by God and a baby who's died did have a soul. God, if He is truly the God of love every Christian believes he is, would never forsake one who cannot argue for themselves. \n\nSt. Therese once said "Knowing the loving God that I know, I believe hell is empty"\n\nBy the way, what I've mentioned above is actually Catholic Doctrine. Whatever people may say about limbo is the doctrine stretched to extremes, usually catechists who're not sure about things just exaggerate...I'm a student of theology and this has been one of the topics I'm doing in my thesis...
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Godfather & Godmother is typically used for infants and childreen.  They are there as protectors for the infant/child and help guide the infant/child's parents in teaching about the Church.\n\nBaptism for an infant or child usually begins with a formal welcome into the Church community, often during a Sunday Mass.  Then the child being baptized, or their parents and godparents, is asked to reject Satan and all his works and proclaim their belief in the Holy Trinity and the Church.  Water is blessed, then placed on infant/child...child is annointed with sacred chrism...\n\nAdults get RCIA sponcers to be their support in their new Christian life.  These sponcers are recommended to be a parish member who is not family.  This allows the strenghening of the church to bond it's members; old and new.
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No.  Baptism is a profession of faith.  Being baptised does not provide a means for salvation.  Its the other way round, you are baptised as a public profession of your faith in Christ Jesus.\n\nAnd semantically Christian comes from the Greek origin Christos, and means "to be like Christ".  Jesus wouldn't need to perform any action to be like himself!
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: "Only a baptized man validly receives sacred ordination." The Lord Jesus chose men to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry. The college of bishops, with whom the priests are united in the priesthood, makes the college of the twelve an ever-present and ever-active reality until Christ's return. The Church recognizes herself to be bound by this choice made by the Lord himself. For this reason the ordination of women is not possible.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Yes you are required to take classes but there is probably a way you could complete the classes in your town and have her baptized an hour away.  You should think about this though cause in baptizing your child you are promising before God to raise her Catholic until she can make the decision for herself and if you don't plan to follow through there is no point.
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Yes I agree. You can be a Catholic as well as being a Christian.I believe in God and I am Catholic and Christian
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Whether or not you are Catholic is not a question of legality. It is a question of Spirituality.\n\nTry to think of your Baptism's wider implications. The Catholic Church recognizes and respects baptisms that take place in other Christian denominations. That is because, once baptized, we become members of His church; either directly as Catholics, or indirectly as non-Catholic Christians.\n\nOnce Baptized, you are considered Christian. In your case, a Catholic Christian. You may be inactive in your church, but that does not in any way nullify your baptism.
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Catholic. Every week and on holy days of obligation. I"m even planning on spending First Friday adoration there sometime (an hour of prayer before the eucharist that lasts all night. YOu sign up for your hour so the church knows to not lock the doors) and I used to be an active member of the League of Mary (a charitable prayer group)
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baptism is a sacrament of Christianity, along with communion.  Might you mean being Baptist??
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We, as Catholics, refer to the Church as a her due to the nurturing that is to take place within the confines of the church.  Just like a mother, we learn from her and put what she teaches us into our everyday life.  We also believe that Mary, the virgin, was the mother of God and the mother of the Church which was founded by Jesus during his time on earth.  Does that help?
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To be fully initiated into the Catholic Church, one must be baptized, confirmed, and receive their first communion. Confirmation happens at an age when individuals are old enough to decide for themselves whether they want to be Catholic or not. One can be baptized in the Catholic Church and then go join another church.
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No. Baptism is an obedience that you choose to do to follow Jesus. Baptism has no saving power. The way to salvation is to confess that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died for your sins, and rose again. Then you ask Him into your heart. If it is an act of obedience, you can not make someone want to be baptized, you can force them (as many do their children). Furthermore, baptism signifies being completely immersed in water. It represents dying, and rising again as did Jesus, and when you do, you are said to be a born again Christian. It also represents being immersed into one Spirit. Sprinkling water over someone has no cleansing or saving power. This is a religion most popular with Catholics, though other religions may do it as well.