As a Catholic, acting as godparent for non-catholic

[Aulef]

If these people who god-fathered non Catholics didn’t knew they were doing wrong, don’t worry so much. God is Just and Merciful. They can either redeem themselves in life or pay in purgatory.

Now, it is important to understand that as Catholics we have to defend and promote our religion, the True Religion. And participating in religious acts of different beliefs goes against our religion. We may tolerate them depending on the circumstances, but we can never approve them, otherwise, we will be acting against our own Creed, which says:

• I believe in ONE, Holy, CATHOLIC (universal), and Apostolic Church.
• I acknowledge ONE BAPTISM for the remission of sins.

See? One universal Church, one Baptism.

 

[TheLittleLady]

For instance, Episcopelians deny Papal primacy and Church doctrine regarding the Sacraments. Therefore, they deny God their Lord, who taugh us about the Sacraments and who gave us a Pope.

The Episcopal Church practices Trinitarian Baptism. They are not some pagan bunch, they are our Fellow Christians, our separated brethren.

 

[TC3033]

We may tolerate them

Is that the way you talk to all your brothers and sisters?

I acknowledge ONE BAPTISM for the remission of sins.

See? One universal Church, one Baptism.

I’m pretty sure that the Catholic Church accepts most (not all) non-Catholic baptisms. I’m married to a Catholic and our marriage is a sacrament because I’m validly baptized. In the case above (Episcopalian) I believe that is one non-Catholic denomination that the Catholic Church accepts their baptism, so I’m not sure why you’re going at the one baptism thing…

Like I said above, this was the first time I’ve ever heard it’s a sin for Catholics to be part of a non-Catholics baptism day. I’m pretty surprised to hear that my sister-in-law (and her husband) being godparents to their Lutheran nephew is a sin.

 

[Petergee]

this was the first time I’ve ever heard it’s a sin for Catholics to be part of a non-Catholics baptism day.

It’s technically correct that any infant who is baptised becomes a Catholic. As someone quipped there are no protestants under the age of reason. But in nearly every case, the understanding when a child is baptised in a particular non-Catholic church or denomination, is that the parents AND GODPARENTS are promising ON OATH BEFORE GOD to do all in their power to bring him up as a sincere believer and practiser of that church or denomination, including its errors. For a Catholic to swear this false oath is a serious sin against the 8th Commandment. And if he is not lying but actually means what he says, it’s the even more serious sin of heresy.

 

[BenjaminJ]

To be a God Parent you must inform parents that if something should happen to them you will bring up the child in the catholic faith. If that is unacceptable to the parents then you must refuse.

 

[hoping4more]

I think I have made up my mind.

It is a Trinitarian infant baptism from parents lacking the faith to be Catholic.

If the nephew was 14 and wanted me to be a god parent at a second Baptist baptism I would say ‘no.’ Same goes for a second wedding(after a divorce).

What they are trying to practice within that aspect is proper and correct. I don’t think it is a problem.