My sister and her husband are going to have a baby girl in March and want me to be the Godfather, they are very Catholic and are going ot have her baptized in church. Do I have to be a confirmed member of the Catholic Church to be a Godfather? I was baptized, did first communion, but that's it.
2007-12-20 07:24:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
And I'm asking technically for the process to be allowed, not like in your opinion should I be or not.
2007-12-20 07:27:24 · update #1
Actually, no. As long as the child's Godmother is a fully indoctrinated Catholic, they will still allow you to become her Godfather. It is only recommended that you are, but not necessarily required.
2007-12-20 07:32:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so, but it may depend on the church. I have many (MANY) Catholic friends, and most have said that you don't have to be confirmed to be a Godfather. You only have to promise to raise the child Catholic. That may just apply to godparents outside the faith, because the one exception is a friend of mine who was raised Catholic but like you hadn't gone past first communion. When she was going to be named to be her neice's godmother, her brother told her she would have to provide all this documentation that "proved" she had gone through confirmation because his church was very strict. In the end even she didn't need the proof.
I'd ask a priest, honestly.
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2007-12-20 07:32:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Church law says that you must be Catholic and must be confirmed in order to be the Godfather, but there are a lot of head priests that are a little liberal now a days and will let you get away with it. Find out from the church and priest that the babtism is going to take place at.
2007-12-20 07:29:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, you have to be baptised & practising.
But why did you never get confirmed?
You may be able to join RCIA in time for Easter.
Confirmation is the anointing & laying on of hands.
In the early church it was usually followed by a sign,
such as speaking in tongues or prophecy.
2007-12-20 07:33:36 · answer #4 · answered by Robert S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a million. you won't be able to be shown interior the Catholic Church until eventually you fairly believe that the Catholic Church is actual as an ethical chief and also you're committed to following all her teachings. Getting shown basically to change right into a godfather is both unethical and dishonest. 2. A godfather is meant to assist a baby advance in his/her Catholic faith, and in case you'd be operating antagonistic to that (because you disagree with the Church), you maximum likely might want to no longer change right into a godfather, regardless of the actuality that if requested. in case you do accept as true with the Church, no difficulty. 3. those with same-sex allure are welcome interior the Catholic Church and are surely eligible for affirmation in the experience that they comply with stay in accordance to the Church's coaching (no sex outdoors of marriage, gay or immediately). 4. What do you ought to do? properly, in case you do not accept as true with the Catholic Church and do not prefer to stay as a Catholic man or woman, i imagine you ought to renounce your self to accepting the very shown actuality that you aren't any more godfather cloth. yet you'd be a good uncle.
2016-10-19 21:19:54 · answer #5 · answered by haper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the godparents has to be a confirmed Catholic.
2007-12-20 07:31:27 · answer #6 · answered by SpiritRoaming 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. (RC Church)
Ah, it's like you need a LICENSED DRIVER in the car when you get your driving permit. (Same principal of thinking).
2007-12-20 07:26:11 · answer #7 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I couldnt baptize my niece because I was not, but they have adult classes that are short and fast!
2007-12-20 07:29:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
to the best of my knowlage you do not, but it never hurt anyone to get confirmed.
im 22 and still need to do it myself
2007-12-20 07:31:28 · answer #9 · answered by Adam of the wired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is NO SCRIPTURAL BASIS for the doctine of comfirmation.
Anyone who doubts me-show me the Scriptural reference for it.
2007-12-20 07:28:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋