religion,but catholic baptism is supposed to be a sacrament,therefore it can not be undone,how is that child now an adult,is going to feel about this?
2006-06-21 06:19:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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.
2006-06-21 06:23:55 · answer #1 · answered by Candice H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So long as the parents have provided the child with a proper understand of the Sacrament of Baptism, as well as the Catholic Faith in general, the child will be grateful.
Contrary to popular belief, can exhibit their feelings on the subject. As part of the Sacrament of Confirmation, the candidate answers to the Baptismal vows themselves, thus confirming the faith that their spoke for them at Baptism.
Baptism is a good thing. No proper Christian is going to deny that. As the child ages, they might come to disagree with the idea that the Catholic Church is the One, True, Faith - but even then they still won't dismiss their Baptism as meaningless.
2006-06-24 02:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are correct in saying that it cannot be undone. But it can be renounced. Undone implies that an outside force causes it to be null and void without the consent of the person. Renouncing is active and directly involves the person. Something cannot be renounced without the consent of the person to which that renouncing applies.
As far as how will the adult feel about the childhood baptism, it is nearly impossible to really say how any one person will feel about any one action. Some would get angry at their parents for forcing their religion on them and others would be more understanding that their parents were just doing what they thought was best for their child and everything in between those two. I personally do not believe in infant baptism as a salvation act, but i do see it as a dedication of the parents to the religious health of the child. The baptism is just a outward act showing an inward decision. That is the case with all baptisms, adult and infant. In the case of infant it is an inward decision of the parent to dedicate themselves to the health of this child. In adult baptism it is a decision of the adult to dedicate themselves to their own religious health.
2006-06-21 06:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by The Shadow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How will the child feel about it when he/she becomes an adult? It's up to him/her, but whatever he/she feels about it, it doesn't change the fact that he/she is still essentially Catholic.
As you correctly noted, baptism is a sacrament and cannot be undone. As such, God considers every baptized person to be a member of His Church -- even if the person him/herself doesn't see it that way.
2006-06-21 06:24:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the child decides not to become Catholic, then it really doesn't matter what the Catholic doctrine says, does it?
There are a lot of us who think the pope is nothing but an old man in a dress, and what he says means nothing to us. That is what will happen for anyone who leaves the Catholic church.
2006-06-21 06:25:12 · answer #5 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was baptize as a child- now I do not call myself a Catholic- actually I do not believe in God at all.
It is not the baptizing that has affected me it is all the years of condition religion that has affected me. It is hard to break away from beliefs you no longer share when it has been forcefully repeatedly taught to you.
2006-06-21 06:26:46 · answer #6 · answered by catalyst 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't believe in that religion, then I don't think that any of the ceremonies really matter anymore.
I was baptized catholic as a baby, but raised protestant. It really doesn't matter to me. Plus, if I want to get married in the catholic church, I have 1 less step to take then if I hadn't been baptized.
2006-06-21 06:26:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what if that child grows up and sees religion for what it really is? A lie? A fallacy?
Who cares what a church or its leaders think. Does the Catholic church worry about the millions of Catholic Africans dieing each year from AIDS, yet denying the use of condoms?
2006-06-21 06:25:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went through the whole Catholic baptism, conformation thing then I turned my back on it because to me the catholic religion is fake....So if the religion itself isnt real then the baptism doesnt mean anything....so i wouldnt worry about switching because religion was created by man.
2006-06-21 06:25:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 06:04:45 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋