Baptism: Godparents, Proof and Registration

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Godparents,Proof andRegistration

Can. 872 - 878


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GodparentsGodparents/Sponsors either assist the person in Christian initiation (adult baptism) or

present the child for baptism , and to help it to live a Christian life befitting the baptizedand faithfully to fulfill the duties inherent in baptism (infant baptism).

Requisites of being a Sponsor:1.) be appointed by the candidate for baptism , or by the parents or whoever stands intheir place , or failing these, by the parish priest or the minister ; to be appointed the

person must be suitable for this role and have the intention of fulfilling it ;

2.) be not less than sixteen years of age , unless a different age has been stipulatedby the diocesan Bishop, or unless the parish priest or the minister considers thatthere is a just reason for an exception to be made;

3.) be a catholic who has been confirmed and has received the blessed Eucharist ,and who lives a life of faith which befits the role to be undertaken;

4.) not labor under a canonical penalty , whether imposed or declared;

5.) not be either the father or the mother of the person to be baptized.


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Godparents As much as possible, only Catholics who have received

the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Penance andHoly Eucharist, and who are mature enough to undertakethis responsibility should be chosen as godparents for Baptism. They should also know their faith and live up to

the duties of their religion.

The following, therefore, may not act as godparents: non-Catholics or Catholics who have apostatized

(abandoned the Catholic religion);

criminals, or persons with evil reputation in the community; the parents of the infant or, in the case of adults, the wife,husband or children of the person to be baptized;


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Proof

At least one Witness who can attest to the conferral of baptism, unless a sponsor is present

Valid if there is either:Declaration of one witness beyond all exception or;Oath of the one baptized if the person received

baptism as an adult.


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RegistrationPastor of the Place

record in the baptismal register the names of the baptized, with mention made of the minister, parents, sponsors, witnesses, if any, the place and date of theconferral of the baptism , and the date and place of birth .

If it concerns a child born to an unmarried mother , the name of the mother must beinserted, if her maternity is established publicly or if she seeks it willingly inwriting or before two witnesses. Moreover, the name of the father must beinscribed if a public document or his own declaration before the pastor and twowitnesses proves his paternity; in other cases, the name of the baptized isinscribed with no mention of the name of the father or the parents.

If it concerns an adopted child , the names of those adopting are to be inscribedand, at least if it is done in the civil records of the region, also the names of thenatural parents, with due regard for the prescripts of the conference of bishops.

If the baptism was not administered by the pastor or in his presence , the minister of baptism, whoever it is, must inform the pastor of the parish in which it wasadministered of the conferral of the baptism, so that he records the baptism.


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Baptism of Converts Converts are "baptized absolutely" after a careful inquiry reveals that they have

never been validly baptized. If the inquiry reveals some doubt as to the validityof a former Baptism, converts are "baptized conditionally"

Christian Distinctions Christians who separated themselves from Rome historically through schism or

heresy. Separated brethren have valid Baptisms. This means that they areauthentic Christians even if they do not have 100% of the depositum fidei (thecontent of Revelation).

Christian churches, whose members claim that they are also followers of Christ.However, they have altered the original message of Christ substantially, so thatin fact most of them are just Christians in name. The most common error of thesesects is the denial of the divinity of Christ. Such sects administer some type of baptism which is not valid. Strictly speaking they are not real Christians.


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Formal Abjuration and SolemnProfession of the Catholic Faith:

Validly baptized converts are required to make a Formal Abjurationof their past errors and a Solemn Profession of the Catholic Faith . If believed advisable, the ceremonies of the Catholic Baptism (withoutthe Sacramental Ablution or Baptism proper) may be supplied.

Abjuration kneel before the priest in front of the altar, place his right hand upon the Book of the Gospels (New Testament, complete

Bible, or Lectionary) held by the priest, solemnly read his Abjuration.


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Converts

Converts who have to receiveConditional Baptism

Converts who are Baptized Absolutely


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If there is doubt as to whether the convert has been baptized , or whether the previous baptism has been validly conferred , and if doubt remains after serious investigation, Baptism is to be conferredconditionally .

If you are not yet baptized, I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

Those who have already been baptized in a non-Catholic ecclesialcommunity are not to be baptized conditionally unless after examination of: Matter and Form, Manner of conferral, Intention and faith of Minister, and Intention and faith of Subject (if adult), there are still present serious reasons for doubting the validity of the previous

baptism.


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If there is doubt either of the fact or of the validity of the previousbaptism, conditional Baptism is administered with the followingrequirements: If the candidate is an adult, the doctrine of the Sacrament is explained to him: If the candidate is an infant, the reasons for doubt about the validity of the

previous baptism are explained to the parents.

Finally, after conditional Baptism , the convert makes a Sacramental Confession of all his sins, and receives Conditional Absolution .

If his former Baptism was valid, his conditional Baptism was of noeffect, and the Absolution (of the Sacrament of Penance) iseffective.

If his former Baptism was invalid, his Conditional Baptism washedhis soul from all stain of sin, and the Absolution was unnecessary,but reverence for the Sacraments was guarded by making themconditional.


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Converts who are BaptizedAbsolutely

In the case of converts who have never been baptized, or whose previousbaptisms are proved surely invalid, theconvert is Baptized Absolutely , withoutany Abjuration or Confession , since thisBaptism, received in the spirit of faith and

repentance, remits all previous sins.


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Converts from non-Catholic Christian churchesin the Philippines

With respect to the more established Christian churches, conditional Baptism shouldbe administered whenever there is doubt concerning: Matter and Form; The Minister's faith and intention, and The application of the Matter.

The following churches are usually considered to administer a valid Baptism in thePhilippines: Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP) United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) United Methodist Church in the Philippines (UMCP) Convention of the Philippine Baptist Churches (CPBC) Presbyterian Church Seventh Day Adventist Church

The Baptism administered by these churches is to be considered valid. The officialbaptismal certificate should be enough proof of its validity. If the candidate cannotobtain this, a conditional Baptism might be the safest procedure. Let us remember theimportant rule:

If A Positive Doubt Exists As To The "Fact" Or "Validity" Of Baptism, This Should BeRepeated Conditionally As This Is A Sacrament Necessary For Salvation.


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Baptism in Other Religions


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Anabaptist and Baptist baptism Baptist groups derive their name either from the restrictions

that they traditionally place on the mode and subjects of theordinance of baptism or from a shortening of the term

Anabaptist which means to rebaptize .

Those who hold views influenced by the Baptists, mayperform the ceremony indoors in a baptismal, a swimmingpool, or bathtub, or outdoors in a creek or river: as long asthere is water, nothing prevents the performance of Baptism.

For Baptists, baptism is a requirement for churchmembership, rather than a necessary requirement for salvation.


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Mormonism Baptism is recognized as one of the

four basic principles of the gospel, inaddition to faith in Jesus,repentance, and the gift of the HolySpirit.

Latter Day Saint baptisms "age of accountability," or the

age at which a child begins toknow right from wrong, which isdefined as the age of eight years.Mormonism rejects infantbaptism. In addition, Mormonismrequires that baptism may onlybe performed with one who hasbeen called and ordained by Godwith priesthood authority.


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Mormonism Latter Day Saints do not believe that the gift of the Holy Spirit

occurs immediately after baptism; rather, the gift is given bythe laying on of hands in a separate confirmation ritual after baptism. This ritual is confirmed by Paul's actions in Acts19:6, where, following the baptism of several followers of

Christ, he "laid his hands upon" those who were baptized andthey then received the Holy Ghost.

The process of repentance and sanctification continues bypartaking of the Sacrament every Sunday which Latter DaySaints consider to be a renewal of one's baptismal covenantwith God. They also believe that baptism is symbolic both of Jesus 's death, burial and resurrection and of the death andburial of the natural or sinful man and rebirth as a disciple of Jesus of the one bapt ized.
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Jehovah's Witnesses

Baptism is also done byJehovah's Witnesses, whobelieve that baptism isrequired to wash their sinsaway and to show that theyserve Jehovah. They becomebaptised only when they areold enough to make thedecision that they want to bebaptized and are ready todedicate their life to Jehovah


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Baptism of Objects The term is sometimes applied, technically improperly, to other

ceremonies, including pious Christian, but non-sacramental ceremonies:

The name Baptism of Bells has been given to the blessing of (musical, especially church) bells, at least in France, since theeleventh century. It is derived from the washing of the bell with holywater by the bishop, before he anoints it with the oil of the infirmwithout and with chrism within. A fuming censer is then placed under it. The bishop prays that these sacramentals of the Church may, atthe sound of the bell, put the demons to flight, protect from storms,and call the faithful to prayer.

Baptism of Ships


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Non-religious Baptism Although even the use of water is often absent, the term

baptism is also used for various initiations as rite of passage to a walk of secular life.

In the Flemish variety of Dutch, for example, one word

for academic hazing is schachtendoop ('pledgebaptism'), while it generally involved more soiling("baptizing" with objects such as rotten food) and other abuse than cleansing.
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Grace of Baptism


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Grace of Baptism

1262 - The different effects of Baptism aresignified by the perceptible elements of the sacramental rite. Immersion in water symbolizes not only death and purification,but also regeneration and renewal. Thusthe two principal effects are purification

from sins and new birth in the Holy Spirit.


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For the forgiveness of sins By Baptism all sins are forgiven: In those who have been reborn nothing remains that would

impede their entry into the Kingdom of God, neither Adam'ssin, nor personal sin, nor the consequences of sin, the gravestof which is separation from God.

Yet certain temporal consequences of sin remain in thebaptized, such as suffering, illness, death, and such frailtiesinherent in life as weaknesses of character, and so on, as wellas an inclination to sin that Tradition calls concupiscence , or metaphorically, "the tinder for sin" (fomes peccati) ;

Concupiscence "is left for us to wrestle with, it cannot harmthose who do not consent but manfully resist it by the grace of Jesus Christ.


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"A new creature" Baptism also makes "a new creature," an adopted son of God,

who has become a " partaker of the divine natur e, member of Christ and co-heir with him, and a temple of the Holy Spirit.

Through baptism, the baptized is given sanctifying grace, the

grace of justification :- enabling them to believe in God, to hope in him, and to

love him through the theological virtues;- giving them the power to live and act under the

prompting of the Holy Spirit through the gifts of the Holy Spirit;

- allowing them to grow in goodness through the moralvirtues.


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Incorporated into the Church,the Body of Christ

Baptism makes us members of the Body of Christ: "Therefore. . . we are members one of another." 72 Baptism incorporatesus into the Church :

"For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.

By Baptism they share in the priesthood of Christ, in hisprophetic and royal mission. They are "a chosen race, a royal

priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that [they] maydeclare the wonderful deeds of him who called [them] out of darkness into his marvelous light." 75 Baptism gives a share inthe common priesthood of all believers.


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Incorporated into the Church,the Body of Christ

Being baptized/member of the Church, he belongs no longer to himself, but to Him who died and rose for us.

Duties/responsibilities called to be subject to others, to serve them in the communion of the

Church, and to obey and submit" to the Church's leaders, holding them in respect

and affection.

Rights within the Church: to receive the sacraments, to be nourished with the Word of God and to be sustained by the other spiritual helps of the Church.


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The sacramental bond of theunity of Christians

"For men who believe in Christ and have been properlybaptized are put in some, though imperfect, communion withthe Catholic Church. Justified by faith in Baptism, [they] are

incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to becalled Christians, and with good reason are accepted asbrothers by the children of the Catholic Church.

Baptism therefore constitutes the sacramental bond of unity existing among all who through it are reborn.


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An indelible spiritual mark Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark

(character ) of his belonging to Christ.

The Holy Spirit has marked us with the seal of the Lord ("Dominicus character") "for the day of redemption.

"Baptism indeed is the seal of eternal life." The faithfulChristian who has "kept the seal" until the end, remaining

faithful to the demands of his Baptism, will be able to departthis life "marked with the sign of faith," with his baptismal faith,in expectation of the blessed vision of God - theconsummation of faith - and in the hope of resurrection.


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In Brief Baptism is birth into the new life in Christ. In accordance with

the Lord's will, it is necessary for salvation, as is the Churchherself, which we enter by Baptism.

The essential rite of Baptism consists in immersing thecandidate in water or pouring water on his head, whilepronouncing the invocation of the Most Holy Trinity: theFather, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.


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In Brief The fruit of Baptism, or baptismal grace, is a rich reality that

includes forgiveness of original sin and all personal sins, birthinto the new life by which man becomes an adoptive son of the Father, a member of Christ and a temple of the Holy

Spirit. By this very fact the person baptized is incorporatedinto the Church, the Body of Christ, and made a sharer in thepriesthood of Christ.

Baptism imprints on the soul an indelible spiritual sign, thecharacter, which consecrates the baptized person for Christian worship. Because of the character, Baptism cannotbe repeated


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In Brief Since the earliest times, Baptism has been administered tochildren, for it is a grace and a gift of God that does notpresuppose any human merit; children are baptized in thefaith of the Church. Entry into Christian life gives access to

true freedom. With respect to children who have died without Baptism, the

liturgy of the Church invites us to trust in God's mercy and topray for their salvation.

In case of necessity, any person can baptize provided that hehave the intention of doing that which the Church does andprovided that he pours water on the candidate's head whilesaying: "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the

Son and of the Holy Spirit "

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