I want to know the religious requirements for being a godparent?

Question

1. If the baby will be catholic...Do the god parents have to be catholic?
2. If the god parent is catholic, does he/she have to be confirmed

...and if one godparent is catholic and the other isn't...does it matter how long the person has been confirmed...

Answer 1

i believe they have to be practicing catholics, in good standing.
in my husbands church that he pastors, he request that the god parents be there through out the childs life, encouraging them on their spirital walk..even to helping the kid get to church, making sure they go to camp etc.

Answer 2

Wow...I'm absolutely amazed at the answers that were given to you from people of my own faith...they need to do some research on their church before they answer these kinds of questions. The Roman Catholic Church requires that only ONE Godparent be a Catholic in good standing (meaning that one has to attend church regularly and has to have had the sacraments of baptism, first communion, first reconciliation, and confirmation). The other Godparent can be of any faith (and no, it doesn't matter if it's the Godmother or Godfather who is Catholic--many people think that the Godfather has to be an active Catholic and that the Godmother doesn't have to be...it has nothing to do with what sex a person is). The only other requirement for the baptism is that the parents have to go to a class before hand (usually with the priest, but sometimes this falls to other people in the parish) to learn about the sacrament of Baptism.

**Edit** No, it doesn't matter how long the Catholic Godparent has been confirmed for. It just matters that he/she is confirmed. And, to the poster below me...you don't have to be a confirmed member of the church to receive the eucharist...you just have to go through the sacrament of First Communion which usually happens around age 7. Confirmation doesn't usually happen until between the ages of 13 and 18.

Answer 3

The godparents are promising to raise the child as a Catholic in the absence of the parents - check with the priest officiating at the ceremony - the godparent doesn't have to be the same religion but must respect the wishes of the parents (and the Catholic Church) regarding that religion.

Answer 4

Yes, the godparents must be Catholic because in the ceremony they must promise to guide the child throughout his/her life and uphold the sacred teachings of the Church.

The godparent must be confirmed in the faith.

Being a godparent is a very serious duty and commitment and should not be entered into lightly. The godparent is basically saying "I will be responsible for this child's soul should the parents die." This is why it is important that the godparent share the faith/religion of the child.

Some Catholic priests are lax about these requirements but that is not commendable.

Answer 5

For Catholics, yes, the godparents must be Catholic. Their role is to help raise the child in the faith.
Even in the Lutheran church, it is preferred that the child's godparents be Lutheran.
Not all priests and ministers push this. Although most parents who are truly active in the church, whether it is Catholic or Lutheran, will choose someone within the faith.

Answer 6

Yes, to both question.

Additionally, the godparent must be a Catholic who is practicing his or her faith (goes to church every Sunday and receives Eucharist) and not living a life that is contrary to the Catholic faith (not living with another person).

Answer 7

i replaced into asked to accomplish this function. i chanced on there are 2 gadgets of household projects reckoning on the needs on the mum and dad If the mum and dad are Christians and there's a church christening then reckoning on the needs of the mum and dad the function is often understood to be one in each and every of offering religious and ethical training to the baby, and to help the mum and dad in asserting the baby in keeping with the training of the Church. In circumstances long previous via while existence expectancy replaced into short the function encompassed guardianship of the baby in the form of the mum and dad' dying, yet it is seldom if ever practiced immediately and is relatively in uncomplicated terms a historic ingredient. If the mum and dad are no longer Christians the function is extra losely defined. frequently you help the mum and dad savor the christening day itself and afterwards supply common help as a results of fact the baby growns up, submit to in recommendations the baby's birthday any at Christmas, do little issues to help out in the event that they like it etc. My godson is an Australian and as he grows up while i flow there i will take him enjoying cricket, to the footy etc and while he includes uk in later existence as a youthful guy shop a typical eye on him, get him out of the inevitable scrapes etc! that's appropriate to the suited and backside of it i think of.

Answer 8

The purpose of a godparent is to help teach and raise the child -- to provide a secondary place to which your child can turn for guidance when he/she doesn't want to ask you.

For this reason, it would be wise for you to choose someone who shares your values. Otherwise, you'll find yourselves at odds with the godparents.

So, choose a good role model; someone who exemplifies the standard you expect your child to acheive.

Answer 9

The Godparent does not have to be the same religion as the baby. The Godparents main job is to take care of the child spiritually, emotionally and physically in the absense of the parents.

Answer 10

Yes. As Godparent you will be asked to participate in the baptism of the child and you will be required to make certain vows, as far as renoucning satan, etc. as well as take communion. You have to be confirmed to take communion.

Answer 11

My God daughter is Catholic and neither myself or my wife are...

I think it's up to the parent(s) of the child and the god parent(s) to determine the 'requirements' of taking on the role.