Our son is 16 months and we weren't sure if we were going to raise him Catholic (my husband's family are Italian Catholics). If we decide to go the Catholic route, is there an unspoken cut-off date after which it's sort of too late to have a christening?
2006-08-14 02:09:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is never too late to baptize someone in the Catholic Chruch.
All are welcome from 100 minutes to 100 years of age.
With love in Christ.
2006-08-15 16:34:38 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not too late to have your son baptized Catholic. To those who say it's not right to not have a choice--children who are baptized Catholic do have a choice! They usually go to Catechism when they are in grade school--1st -3rd grade to learn why they were baptized as infants and what their role in the church is. Then they have their "First Communion" when that course is complete--if they chose to finish it. There is more schooling after that to continue their religious education and when the child is in high school they have a ceremony called "Confirmation" in which the child chooses to become a complete member of the Catholic Church. A child has the ability to stop attending these classes or to go to another church at any time--just as an adult does!
2006-08-14 02:21:55 · answer #2 · answered by tkltafoya 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely no, you can become a catholic at any age. My wife is Methodist and I catholic and she raised the kids catholic because it was easier to be brought up catholic than to convert at a later age. Now if they can marry into any christian faith(each of her 3 siblings married catholic) and their will not be any hassles getting married in the church.
2006-08-14 02:17:20 · answer #3 · answered by tman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would believe they do baptisms for anyone, especially children since they believe their are born in sin. You probably would cease to call it a Christening after they are old enough to make their own decision.
2006-08-14 02:12:39 · answer #4 · answered by whozethere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are christened on their deathbeds. It's not too late.
2006-08-14 05:21:23 · answer #5 · answered by thechivalrous 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't Christen, they baptize and they will do it any time from birth to death.
2006-08-14 02:13:35 · answer #6 · answered by ramall1to 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
never too late.
one can be baptized as a Catholic even as an adult.
2006-08-14 02:15:19 · answer #7 · answered by a_latinalady 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its never to late, Just contact your parish priest.
2006-08-14 02:12:06 · answer #8 · answered by Deborah Mc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why baptize a baby who does not know why it is being baptized?
2006-08-14 02:11:39 · answer #9 · answered by Velociraptor 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no any age will do wen your ready just go to your nearest priest and he will tell you
2006-08-14 02:14:54 · answer #10 · answered by ââ¢Â¥ ââ¢Â¥abc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋