About baptism.

[flower_lady]

If I have been catholic most of my life and joined another church and was baptized at that church and after about three weeks realized it was a terrible mistake and came back to the catholic church am I still catholic or did I need to be baptized again in the RCC again?

 

[Ron_Conte]

If I have been catholic most of my life and joined another church and was baptized at that church and after about three weeks realized it was a terrible mistake and came back to the catholic church am I still catholic or did I need to be baptized again in the RCC again?

You are still Catholic. You do not need to be, and actually cannot be, baptized again. Your original baptism was, I presume as a child in the Catholic Church. Baptism can only be received once, validly.

You should go to Confession to confess the sin of leaving the Catholic Church.

 

[Bookcat]

There is only one Baptism.

No you would not get re- baptized. Nor could you. Only one Baptism.

You would return via a good confession of all mortal sins.

Confess what you did - yes -

but there is not other second or third or fourth baptism…only one.

…but yes you are still Catholic

 

[Padres1969]

If I have been catholic most of my life and joined another church and was baptized at that church and after about three weeks realized it was a terrible mistake and came back to the catholic church am I still catholic or did I need to be baptized again in the RCC again?

Nope, you can’t actually leave the Catholic church formally as I’ve been told and read, so technically you never left. You just have to go to confession to repent for going to the other church and you should be good as I understand it.

 

[TxGodfollower]

If I have been catholic most of my life and joined another church and was baptized at that church and after about three weeks realized it was a terrible mistake and came back to the catholic church am I still catholic or did I need to be baptized again in the RCC again?

Assuming you were baptized in a Catholic church, I think the posters above are correct. If you were not baptized as a Catholic, my understanding is depending on which church and the method of the baptism if the Catholic church would view it as a “valid” baptism or a non-event.