Baptism of Desire

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From St. Dismas’s Wikipedia article

“The biblical account of the repentant thief is foundational to the teaching of the church regarding Baptism of desire, whereby one who desires baptism, but is prevented by circumstances beyond his control from actually being baptized, may be saved by the grace and mercy of God. Traditionalist Catholics who argue that the Church has never taught Baptism of Desire say that the Dismas died and was saved under the Old Law, not under the New Law in which all must be baptized.”

Was baptism of desire preached before Vatican II? I imagine it would at least apply to martyrs.
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The Church’s teaching on the Baptism of Desire goes all the way back to the Early Church Fathers. It certainly predates Vatican II.

Here’s the relevant section of the old Catholic Encyclopedia (published in 1909):

Baptism of Desire

The martyrs are in a different (but related) category referred to as the “Baptism of Blood”.
 
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