2007-06-17 17:52:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes.
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.
2007-06-18 15:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the purpose of a godparent is to support the parents in raising the child catholic or make sure the child is raised Catholic if the parents fail to do so.
Susy, good luck with getting help from your child's godparents in raising your child catholic.
2007-06-18 06:52:33 · answer #2 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Godparents are more than just mere witnesses to a Baptism. It is the responsibility of the godparents to see to the Catholic unbringing of their godchild(ren) if, for some reason, the child(ren)'s real parents do not foster this spiritual growth.
Would non-Catholic godparents be as effective in this as Catholic godparents? Not necessarily, and that's why godparents must be Catholic.
2007-06-18 07:52:37 · answer #3 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only one parent must be Catholic for a Catholic chilcd. The other, if not Catholic, is called a Christian Witness for the church records.
There is a very good reason, too. The role of the Godparent is to ensure that the child grows in his/her CATHOLIC faith. A nonCatholic simply cannot do that!
2007-06-21 19:06:12 · answer #4 · answered by Mommy_to_seven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They can be of a different religion, yet still raise their godchildren to be Catholic. Being a godparent is about trust, that you can stand in for the parents if -gulp- anything were to happen.
2007-06-18 00:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by Patrick P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, the point of a godparent in catholicism is to watch over and educate a child in a catholic spiritual manner.
2007-06-18 00:56:21 · answer #6 · answered by Optimus Maximus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sons godparents arent catholic, when we went to church to baptize him, the church didn't ask what religion they were.
2007-06-18 00:59:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic or Orthodox.
Protestants can be witnesses.
Non-christians can only be spectators.
2007-06-20 11:55:38 · answer #8 · answered by mukalthala 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i believe so
2007-06-18 00:55:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋