Baptism and other denominations

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Fact: There is only on recognized church according to the Bible (God).

Based on reality, that one church is the Catholic Church. This means other denominations are not recognized by God or Gods Church.
So why is it that their baptisms are recognized?

Just curious. Straighten me out if I’m missing the mark here. Thanks in advance.
 
EdwardJP said:
Fact: There is only on recognized church according to the Bible (God).

Based on reality, that one church is the Catholic Church. This means other denominations are not recognized by God or Gods Church.
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We would say that non-Catholic Christians are not in full communion with the Church, but that they are valid Christians, and therefore, they’re “recognized” as such.
 
If a baptism is in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, it is valid. So Unitarians, Mormons
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This must be nuanced. The Mormons baptize using the Trinitarian formula. However, since they do not have a correct understanding of the Trinity their baptism is not valid.
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and some others are not included
 
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This must be nuanced. The Mormons baptize using the Trinitarian formula. However, since they do not have a correct understanding of the Trinity their baptism is not valid.

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The baptisms are recognized because the conditions of a valid baptism aren’t dependent on who does the baptizing. The requirements are water, the proper words, and having the intention to do what the Church means by baptism.

It is my understanding that in the past conditional baptisms were common for converts. These days the Church recognizes more non Catholic baptisms as valid.
 
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