Baptism and Miscarriage

[GordonBOPS]

I know what the Catechism says about unbaptised children. But, my question is: Is it a theological possiblity that, God could apply the intent or nonintent of a parent for infant baptism to the result of whether a miscarried child is saved. After all, the infant always relies on the intent of the parent for baptism…

Thoughts?

 

[DreadVandal]

GordonBOPS:

I know what the Catechism says about unbaptised children. But, my question is: Is it a theological possiblity that, God could apply the intent or nonintent of a parent for infant baptism to the result of whether a miscarried child is saved. After all, the infant always relies on the intent of the parent for baptism…

Thoughts?

My own thinking is that this is possible. It would be a kind of “baptism of desire.” But without divine revelation and without a firm position being taken by the Church, its impossible to know. We can hope though.

 

[GordonBOPS]

Exactly, I’m just positing whether it is theologically POSSIBLE – and not otherwise excluded definitively. Why, this would be really the reason why the Church is so strong on infant baptism as compared to others…

 

[DreadVandal]

GordonBOPS:

Exactly, I’m just positing whether it is theologically POSSIBLE – and not otherwise excluded definitively. Why, this would be really the reason why the Church is so strong on infant baptism as compared to others…

I don’t see how it can be excluded definitely when the Catechism says that we may hope that God, in his mercy, can find a way to bring them to salvation. Also, it would seem absurd to me to admit the possibility of salvation to pagans who follow the natural law and then deny the possiblity to children of the faithful who had the misfortune of dying before they could reach the font.