Baptism refused by priest

[Fogny]

What does canon law say??

**When Karol Wojtyla Refused to Baptize an Orphan

****As a Young Priest, He Respected Identity of Jewish Child

**ROME, JAN. 18, 2005 (Zenit.org).- As a priest, Karol Wojtyla refused to baptize a Jewish child who had been entrusted to a Catholic family in Nazi-occupied Poland, out of respect for the youngster’s religious identity.

Shachne Berger was 2 years old in the fall of 1942, when his parents Moses and Helen Hiller, of Krakow, entrusted him to a Catholic couple with no children, who lived in the German section of the city of Dombrowa

 

[Deacon_Ed]

Since the child was only in their custody they did not have the authority to ask for baptism (the rest of the article makes it clear that the parents expected the child back if they lived, or for the child to be given to “his people” – presumably the Jews – if they died). Canon law does not allow for the baptism of a child without the permission of the parents except in the case of imminent death when permission is not required.

Deacon Ed

 

[Fogny]

Deacon Ed,

Thank You, After doing research I came to the same conclusion as yours. It seems that the teaching is that a long term and intentional commitment is needed along with the sacrament, of the parents or guardian when a child is involved.

Fogny