I was actually more curious about the “rites supplied” idea. Not where there’s a question about validity, but say a convert confirmed in danger of death, or a marriage performed in haste (such as some pre-deployment marriages). Would there be another ceremony akin to the rites supplied that could be performed before the congregation and guests?Yes, one could be confirmed conditionally if doubt existed regarding validity.
Regarding marriage, it is more complex. An invalid marriage can be convalidated. A marriage that has doubtful consent can be corrected in the internal forum, and if there is an impediment the marriage can be made valid in a variety of ways including sanation.
What’s done is done, and you seemingly got some bad advice. The only possible course to pursue now would be to ensure it is properly recorded in the sacramental register. As it is a legal document of the event, every effort should be made so that it is an accurate representation of what happened, e.g. the date, place and minister. If your parish office is unwilling to assist you then it is possible to appeal to the chancery, but probably not such a big deal that you should waste a lot of time on it.It sounds like you’ve already gotten some really good advice here…
And now it has me wondering…
When my last son was born we were part of a TLM community. When he was two weeks old one of his sisters ran across the room and picked him up as I tried to grab her (my c-section was slowing me down and she’s fast!) and dropped him on his head. He yelled and then went immediately to sleep. After talking on the phone with a relative who’s in the medical field I took him to the ER, but my husband baptized him first because we were really frightened… (they did a cat scan at the hospital and he was fine). We were also pretty jumpy after a second trimester miscarriage…
When we asked for his baptism we told the priest about this when we were asking about baptism he just scheduled a baptism and said “I didn’t hear that” and went on as if we’d never said it… and now the answers to this thread have me wondering… should we just not have gone forward with anything else? I don’t want to derail the thread, but I was thinking it seems like a similar enough question to what’s being discussed to ask it.
no because there are no other rites to supply.I was actually more curious about the “rites supplied” idea. Not where there’s a question about validity, but say a convert confirmed in danger of death, or a marriage performed in haste (such as some pre-deployment marriages). Would there be another ceremony akin to the rites supplied that could be performed before the congregation and guests?
I’m curious, is the child’s family Hispanic? Because in Mexico, for example, there’s a tradition for the grandmother of the family to baptize the child, especially if the family is from a rural part of Mexico. Maybe something similar happened with the child?I’ve asked the apologists but in case they don’t answer I wanted to get your guys point of view. Thanks.
I am a Godparent for a 3 month old who has been baptized by his parents before the church did. There was no imminent danger for the child. They are now holding the second baptism in the church a few weeks from now. I am morally culpable by attending? How can I explain what an egregious decision the parents are making. I feel the church baptism by the priest is merely being done to for people coming into town, for a party. Thanks.