Can a non-practicing Catholic have thier child baptised?

Question

Can a non-practicing Catholic have thier child baptised in a Church inwhich thier not a member. Specifically in Plano Tx.

Answer 1

I did.

You may have to lie to the priest though, depending on how much of a stickler he is.

Answer 2

while you're actually not a practising Catholic and have not any pastime in faith, how could you be prevented from marrying all of us? It seems such as you do not care to be married interior the Church, so what regulations would there be? the only ones I see may well be from her or her mum and dad, yet which would be as much as them. Now, in case you needed to be married interior the Church for some reason, you does not be prohibited to marry exterior the religion. Her Imam, i think of, (?) would additionally be waiting to take section interior the ceremony. I even have a chum who's a clergyman and he's even participated in Hindu ceremonies. you will could get permission from the Bishop, this is extremely common technique at present, no could see him or something. you will could circulate to Pre-Cana training, that are a waste of time, yet required. and countless clergymen will anticipate you to be practising a on an analogous time as. in case you tell them, to illustrate, that faith isn't substantial to you, they could not be cooperative. Secondly, in simple terms as not all Catholics are religious to an analogous point, Muslims could be an analogous. I met somebody on a cruise as quickly as who drank and so on. He became into strict. Your somebody would not be the two. So, curiously, Islam has a topic with it, however the Church won't. she won't could convert and the Church WILL comprehend the marriage. My mom became into Catholic and my father became into not. They have been the 1st interfaith marriage to be carried out interior the church as adversarial to the rectory and that became into 1960. I additionally understand of Catholic and Protestant marriages wherein the youngsters are Protestant, the mum's faith. (i don't understand no remember if or not the husband signed the paper pledging to develop the youngsters Catholic and in simple terms did not do it.)

Answer 3

Officially, no. My husband is a fallen away Catholic who felt he needed this for his kids. We spoke to the priest at the parish I grew up at (I am ex-cath) and I would have had to be annulled from my previous marriage AND I would have had to promise in the Catholic Church that I persoanlly would raise my kids Catholic. Since that is a no-go for me we had to nix it. My husband is now ok with the fact the boys arent baptized.

Search your heart on this one. Who or what would you be doing it for? Do you really believe your child wouldnt go to heaven if God forbid something terrible had happened to them? It really is a tradition thing and biblically has no bearing on salvation and going to heaven if something were to happen. I think it was a way to keep track of everyone at that time when it was instituted by telling people their babies would not experience full heaven if they died in infancy. Its a personal choice, I wish you the best in whatever decision you make! Gods peace :)

Answer 4

Typially you need to be a member of that church. And a Catholic too.
But each church is different some priest are more strict than others.

Answer 5

I am an agnostic, both my boys were babtized catholic for their mothers sake, the church had no problem taking my money that I gave to them. I don't blame them for taking my money for I believe taking peoples money is the only thing that make sense to me about all religions. Why not!!!!

Answer 6

My grand neices are baptized - and their mom didn't go to church and their father (my nephew) is not Catholic.

EDIT
Oh, and my nephew and their mom weren't married - their daugthers were the flower girls at their wedding this summer - also in a Catholic Church.

Answer 7

If someone is not practicing the Catholic faith, in what sense are they Catholic??

Answer 8

That kind of thing is usually up to the priest. But if you aren't practicing, why would you want to?

Answer 9

Baptising your Child does not save your child.

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
(John 3:16-17)

Answer 10

If you no longer practice, what do YOU care if the kid gets baptized or not?

Talk to the priests there.