She is 7 years old. Will she have to be rebaptised?
2006-07-30 09:19:06 · 9 answers · asked by Tilly 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Any Christian baptism using water and the words, "[Name], I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit," is accepted in the Catholic Church.
With your permission, your daughter can take instruction toward First Holy Communion. But remember First Communion needs to be followed by a second, third, etc. Becoming a Catholic is a life long journey.
If you are thinking about raising your child as a Catholic then are you also thinking about joining the Church?
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.
You can go and ask any questions you want.
This is the first step in RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) but you can stop at any time.
There is no obligation to become a Catholic.
With love and prayers in Christ.
2006-07-30 11:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Baptism is only considered invalid if the person doing the baptism is not doing what the Church intends. For example, a Mormon isn't doing the same thing as a Catholic when they baptize. The Catholic Church very rarely scrutinizes a baptism done in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Baptism is done by God through His servants. Therefore, you would be places the importance upon the servants and not the power of the Master. If I baptized a child a Hindu, which of course is meaningless so please no responses from Hindus, but if I did, the Church would say you were intending something different. It would then baptize you a Christian.
What is important here is not the baptism but rather the intention of the people involved both at baptism and now.
2006-07-30 09:47:58 · answer #2 · answered by OPM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She will need to be confirmed before taking holy communion. She can, however, be blessed at holy communion.
2006-07-30 09:24:22 · answer #3 · answered by Boris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds a bit like pick 'n' mix religion to me. Good school, is it?
Anything goes these days. You will have to ask the head or the priest. There are different rules for different people...
2006-07-30 09:26:56 · answer #4 · answered by R.I.P. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, she has to be baptized in the catholic church to receive holy communion (if its a strict one that is), and yes, she can be baptized.
2006-07-30 09:23:17 · answer #5 · answered by Aleks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
confirmation comes after communion.....
she has to be catholic to take communion, so yes she would have to be baptised catholic.
2006-07-30 11:27:00 · answer #6 · answered by emma a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No
2006-07-30 09:23:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic school.....ugh.
2006-07-30 09:22:22 · answer #8 · answered by scarletbegonias9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes-to the baptism question
2006-07-30 09:23:19 · answer #9 · answered by wc256764 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋