if a child is bapisted catholic as a baby. Do they have to remain catholic forever?
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No, most christions believe that the choice is one that the person has to make, a baby cannot choose. In catholism, they have to go through confirmation, in prtestantism, they must declare to a preacher and stand up before a congregation that they believe that christ is their one true savior and then be baptisted.\n\nThe age that a person can do that vearies depending on the sect you talk to.
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The Church requires that one of the Godparents be Catholic:\n\nThus if we remember a few basic things about Baptism—it gives a person both a new and special status as a child of God and it makes a person a member of the Body of Christ, the Church—then what you are looking for are godparents who \ncan truly represent that Christian community. Basically this means you want at least one active and committed Catholic. \n\nThe Catechism of the Catholic Church states "...the godfather and godmother... must be firm believers, able and ready to help the newly baptized—child or adult—on the road of Christian life" (#1255). This is the Church's way of saying that being a godparent is truly a ministry in the Church, and not simply an honor.
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Baptism is forever.  Your choice of religious affliation is not.
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No. Baptism is an obedience that you choose to do to follow Jesus. Baptism has no saving power. The way to salvation is to confess that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died for your sins, and rose again. Then you ask Him into your heart. If it is an act of obedience, you can not make someone want to be baptized, you can force them (as many do their children). Furthermore, baptism signifies being completely immersed in water. It represents dying, and rising again as did Jesus, and when you do, you are said to be a born again Christian. It also represents being immersed into one Spirit. Sprinkling water over someone has no cleansing or saving power. This is a religion most popular with Catholics, though other religions may do it as well.
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A child is usually the religion that the mother is.And the children won't be accepted as jewish unless the mother is.They could convert, though.But yes, a choice will need to be made.Or do what I do.Give my son back ground on every religion and let him choose when he's older.
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a lot of churches will baptize children, the church of Christ insist on it.\nif your current church puts you down, then change churches.\nlife is too short.
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I was raised a Catholic but was never taught anything about faith and that you need it to be saved. I was mostly religious stuff like confessing your sins to a priest when all along I could have just talked to God myself. Why go to the priest anyway???  And the whole rosary thing I never understood. I was taught all the religious aspects  but never the way to know for sure that you have eternal life. Which is FAITH in Jesus and trusting that He is the ONLY way to get to heaven. For it is by grace we have been saved through FAITH and this is not from us but it is a GIFT from God, not by works so that no one can boast. I am so glad that I KNOW that I have eternal life!!!! -I am not saying anything bad about Catholics but just my experience. I actually know many catholics who believe it is by faith and that the other religious stuff means nothing. Besides "religion" is man made, it doesn't matter what one you are as long as you have faith in jesus for salvation.
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His mother died when he was quite young.  He was raised by another family until he was 13; after that, the local archbishop became his legal guardian until he became an adult.  That's probably why.\n\nHe is the patron saint of (among other people/things) adopted children.  \n\nBy the way, I had a baby at age 17 who I placed for adoption.  God bless you on your decision to adopt.
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Catholics baptize babies.  Christening is a ceremony used in some other faiths to recognize the parents' committment to raising the child in faith.  Preparation for Catholic baptism includes a course at the local parish. During the course, they will outline all of the procedures.
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Roman Catholics have  add works to there salvation.  The Holy Sacrements are required to do to get to heaven. Plus they believe in purgutary a place where they go to finish cleanses there sins, based on there works on earth the longer or least time there will spend in pur. then they will go to heaven. The pope goes straight to heaven bypassing purgutary. They have strange views about Mary, they lift her name up. She did have favor in God's eyes but thats it she still was a sinner just like all men. I disagree with there doctrine
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No, they can even be mothers and if they are widowed they can be a nun. They are celibate, devoted to Jesus and are married to the church per say when they enter.
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I've never walked out on a service but I did "leave" the Catholic church at age 17.  I realized that gods don't exist.  I couldn't remain a Catholic when I knew it was based on delusion.
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It depends. Are they Catholic?
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God is not a member of any kind of religion. He couldn't be. So everybody is protected by Him, not only the new born babies. well, if his parents belong to a religious cult, that's ok. so the baby will. but if they don't, that doesn't mean that the baby is deserted.
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I think you misunderstand teh role.  Except for priests of the Roman Patriarchate, Rome does not make rules for people.  Catholics follow the rules set down by divine revelation.  Now, for purposes of practicality, certain processes occur in a regulated manner.  For example, morning prayer is sung during the morning evening prayer isn't.  If it doesn't impact divine revelation, then it is optional.  On the other hand, if you disagree with divine revelation you will do what you want anyway, so they don't matter then.
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Children who have died without Baptism, can only be entrusted to the mercy of God. Indeed, the great mercy of God who desires that all men should be saved, and Jesus' tenderness toward children which caused him to say: "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them," allow us to hope that there is a way of salvation for children who have died without Baptism. All the more urgent is the Church's call not to prevent little children coming to Christ through the gift of holy Baptism. \n\na baby is a person created by God and a baby who's died did have a soul. God, if He is truly the God of love every Christian believes he is, would never forsake one who cannot argue for themselves. \n\nSt. Therese once said "Knowing the loving God that I know, I believe hell is empty"\n\nBy the way, what I've mentioned above is actually Catholic Doctrine. Whatever people may say about limbo is the doctrine stretched to extremes, usually catechists who're not sure about things just exaggerate...I'm a student of theology and this has been one of the topics I'm doing in my thesis...
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Churches that Christen babies are essentially baptising them as babies in order to make sure they go to heaven. However this is not taught in the Bible. The Bible teaches that believers should be baptised not babies who have no say in the matter. As a pastor I will not baptize (christen) a baby. We do child dedications where the parents dedicate themselves to raising the child to know and follow Jesus Christ and dedicate the child to the plan God has for thier lives. \n\nNow as far as your mother in law is concerned. She cannot tell you what to do with your children even if she is helping you and your husband out by letting you live with them. Be civil and thank them for letting you live there. Make sure they know you love and respect them and then respectfully decline to do what they ask. But this is also your husbands decision and not just yours. That child is half his as well and he has just as much say in the decision as you do.\n\nFurther more if you and your husband do not agree on matters of faith you need to address that in you marriage or it will only cause further problems down the road. When two people are following Jesus Christ there is a unity in the home that is not easily broken. When couples are at odds with each other there is division in the home that is not healthy to you your husband or your children.