Anglican / Roman Catholic Baptism

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ajcstr said:
I don’t think its pride. Part of being in communion with Catholics woud be accepting the authority of the Pope and the concept that the Church is One, Holy, and apostolic, among other things. I am all for unity but I would not, for instance, feel I should receive communion at an Anglican church even though I would be welcome to do so because my beliefs are not in harmony. Not trying to be mean spirited at all when I say that, I hope you understand. But it goes beyond just the the belief in the Real Presence.
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I understand you feel this way, but for me I could never again accept the authority of the pope because I do not believe that this is truth. This has nothing to do with my belief that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist though. Hope that helps.
 
kylemccloughan said:
I would respectfully disagree with you on the principle of reason. He is eight years old and extremely sharp for his age. He would profess to you right here and now that he is Anglican by his own choice and desire and would tell you precisely why.

If someone was baptized Baptist and later converted to Catholicism, would they still be considered Baptist no matter what??
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If a person is Baptized as a Catholic, he/she is Catholic. A person can profess all kinds of things but it doesn’t change the Sacramental fact. If he should chose to rejoin the practice of the Catholic faith, he would not need to convert, simply resume that practice and complete catechesis for the remaining Sacraments.

The Catholic Church recognizes other trinitarian Baptisms as the first Sacrament of initiation into the Church, though imperectly in communion with her. It doesn’t make any sense that a Baptist is always a Baptist. He always was a catholic, but is now fully in communion with the Church.
 
QUOTE=Corki;8121605]If a person is Baptized as a Catholic, he/she is Catholic. A person can profess all kinds of things but it doesn’t change the Sacramental fact. If he should chose to rejoin the practice of the Catholic faith, he would not need to convert, simply resume that practice and complete catechesis for the remaining Sacraments.
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The Catholic Church recognizes other trinitarian Baptisms as the first Sacrament of initiation into the Church, though imperectly in communion with her. It doesn’t make any sense that a Baptist is always a Baptist. He always was a catholic, but is now fully in communion with the Church.
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None of this makes any sense whatsoever except to show the exclusiveness of Catholicism which I simply do not agree with nor accept. I understand what you are saying, but unfortunately it just doesn’t get us from here to there without doing alot of mental gymnastics.
 
You guys keep arguing and the OP’s going to choose to baptize his child neither Catholic, nor Anglican. Take it outside boys. 🙂
 
Conor7 said:
You guys keep arguing and the OP’s going to choose to baptize his child neither Catholic, nor Anglican. Take it outside boys. 🙂
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Sorry, just trying to clarify not argue.

And I’m neither a guy nor a boy. 😉
 
kylemccloughan said:
I understand you feel this way, but for me I could never again accept the authority of the pope because I do not believe that this is truth. This has nothing to do with my belief that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist though. Hope that helps.
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I’m not even saying I feel this way, just that I understand what the thought process is. Besides, nobody is there checking ID’s last time I noticed. But that’s the Eucharist, that’s off topic anyway.

People, Baptism makes one a CHRISTIAN !!! That’s the most important thing to remember.

We call Protestants our separated BRETHREN. What is it that makes them our brethren if not Baptism ???

“We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.”
 
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