Can I be I Godmother (catholic church) if I am not confirmed?

Question

I have been baptized and have made my First Communion in the Episcopal Church. However, I have never made my Confirmation. My sister is baptizing her daughter in a Catholic Church. The Godfather is a confirmed Catholic. Can I still be a Godmother?

Answer 1

No, but you can be an offical witness.

Actually only one Godparent is necessary. You can have one godfather, one godmother, or one of each.

The role of the godfather and/or godmother is very important. They must be firm Catholic believers, able and ready to help the newly baptized—child or adult—on the road of Christian life.

To ensure this, a godparent must be at least 16 years old (for maturity's sake), fully initiated (having received Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist), be someone other than the legal parents, and one who leads a life in harmony with the Church.

If you have only one Catholic godparent, then you may have a non-Catholic participate as an official witness. The witness will be responsible for setting a good example for the baptized person while the Catholic godparent will share the specifics of the Catholic faith.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Technically, since your job as godparent is to swear to take over the kid's religious education if the parents cannot, you should be a confirmed Catholic. The Church does require it, but in practice, priests are just too overworked to do a real check and you can probably get away with being a godmother and not a confirmed Catholic. Just remember, to convinced Catholics, this is NOT a matter of finding another gift-giver for their kid or making nice for a friend. It's serious business and we consider your immortal soul to be at risk if you s***w up. Good luck.

Answer 3

Yes, you can -- but ONLY because one of the Godparents MUST be a Cathilc and since the chosen Godfather has been confirmed, you are all set. After all, if something happens to the parents, how can you raise the child as a Catholic if you yourself are not?

Of course I am not talking adoption, here. I'm talking about just the spiritual upbringing of the child in the event something happens to the parents.

Meanwhile, get confirmed anyway....you'll need it to be married IF you determine that you want a sacramental marriage in the Catholic church. As an Episcopalian, I do not think that marriage is a Sacrament.

Answer 4

Same thing happened to me - I was batized Epsicopalian, and nver made my confirmation. My sister converted to Catholocism and baptized her kids there. I am the godmother to one - and the godfather is catholic. So, I think as long as one is catholic, its OK.

Answer 5

My kids have a godmother who isn't Catholic and this dates back to the 1970's.

Answer 6

Pfft.....are you kidding me? I attended CCD all the way through 10th grade. We didn't get confirmed until 11th grade at my church. After 10th grade I said "I'm done with this." and never got confirmed. However, I am still a godfather to my nephew. To me it's simply a title. He never calls me godfather anyways - he call me uncle. I really hope you aren't wanting to simply get confirmed because of that. I would tell them to screw off.

Answer 7

You need to be a Catholic to be the godmother of a Catholic.

Better convert.

Answer 8

You are am American; you can be a Godmother is you wish. Catholics do not dictate like Hitler of WW II. Don't ask those silly geese; do it because of your own desire to be a woman of strength. I have a Godmother; but she sure don't need the Catholics.

Answer 9

This is a question that should be directed to the parish priest concerned and not to the general public.

The majority of your answerers have no inkling of what the DUTIES of a godparent are.

See the parish priest. He won't eat you.

Answer 10

As far as I remember, yes, you just have to publicly re-affirm your faith and answer questions during the ceremony. I don't think Godparents have to provide proof of faith, just confirm it verbally on the day.