See I am with you, It would also depend on her and the grace she has to let ALOT of things slide. Like I said with my MIL God needs to give me so much more Grace.
I honestly don’t know of an orthodox Catholic Priest that would recommend or allow one’s children to be excluded from Baptism until they are older. There is just too much risk involved to the children, the possibility of them dying without Baptism. Why would the Lord want to include children in the Old Covenant but exclude children from His New Covenant? I think this is an important question to pose to any Baptist.
You must ask yourself what kind of home do you want? Do you want a Catholic home? No matter what they tell you about women’s lib, women do the majority of the child rearing in a family, especially when they are small. A Catholic wife will raise Catholic children. A Baptist wife will raise Baptist children.
Indeed, this is a problem. Another thing is that for converts like me who don’t have any close personal Catholic friends it seems almost impossible to find acceptable godparents.
It’s not about being the same…
She doesn’t understand the Catholic theology of sacraments if she would postpone baptism. That is a huge issue that you need to deal with. If she agreed to baptize babies it ‘might’ work. read my post above for my experience w/ this. I went through a similar thing only genders reversed.
Your position and viewpoint are very understandable. Really, it seems the primary concern here is the prolonged delay of baptism. The motivation to wait until the children can “experience” it amplifies the difficulty you might have in encouraging immediate baptism for the children, which is arguably very important for you to encourage. Granted, this may initiate some friction between you and her, but I would contend that it is a necessary discussion to have now. But, as you said, you are already discussing it with a priest, so…
I have family member that is going through this situation . My brother has a girlfriend that he is serious with . Her Baptist family is torn apart over it and she is not on talking terms with her family . Her father has gone mad . He tried to give her these Jack Chict lines with her (Jack Chict is a comic publication that has a main goal to ruin the RCC by making cartoons based on their misinterpretations ) I have often asked my brother if it bothers him that she is not on good terms with her family and he does not let it concern him . I for one would never mix.You see, even the RCC apologists on the radio speak against mixed marriages and I mean protestant and Catholic (not in terms of race) . He is back in his church and make no mistake about it , they are trying to get him to rope you in as you get more serious. I know how those bible classes work . I was on the fence about 5 years ago about becoming a Baptist . I read apologist books by Patrick Madrid and instantly knew I was in the right place . You probably of course are getting anti Catholic remarks already being thrown around you . Am I right? He says his Baptist church is right . He probably even says that his church was based on John the Baptist . But may I give you a quote from John 3:29-30 " He must increase , I must decrease " Words of John the Baptist himself . He never intended to have a denomination named after him. Anyway he may not be aware of this but the fact is that the Baptist church was founded about 1611 by John Smythe not John the Baptist . If you have got to throw 2 years out the window you may have to . He is going to try to test your faith . There are plenty of Catholics in the sea . You can build with another Catholic and wont have to worry about your daughter getting swayed by other faiths . Good luck , and remeber the RCC is your home . FrankieHello everyone! To make a long story short, I began dating a man about 2 years ago. He told me he was baptist and I have to admitt I was a little taken back at that time. But over the first few months he never went to church…NEVER. I am catholic and I am raising my daughter in the catholic faith also. Now, 2 years into the relationship he decides to go back to church! I am all about people going to church because I think it is very important, but he used to come to mass with us and now he is not and he wants us to go to church with him. This goes against the teachings I am instilling in my daughter and going against my obligation to Sunday mass. I know I could go to mass on Saturday night but my daughter would not even be able to sit with me, she would have to go to a class room and I am not comfortable with that. The website said to teach the basic baptist beliefs at a young age. I feel that will start to confuse my daughter! So, here’s the problem, I have invested 2 years into this relationship always under the assumption he was not going to go back to church, it was always inconvienent for him. I honestly did see it ever being a problem and now it is. Some peopel think it is not a big deal but how would we raise future children? He says our church teaches the bible and nothing more, it’s like saying we are right and you are wrong! I don’t know what to do, but now 2 years into a great relationship I am faced with a very tough situation that I wasn’t expecting. Does anyone have any first hand knowledge on this? Opinions on if it could work or not? I was thinking about going to talk to my priest about this for some guidence, but I don’t know what to do. ANY help would be greatly appreciated
Seems to me, that Jesus once said,“With God, all things are possible.” I believe that if two people share numerous things in common, including a strong belief in God, and faith in Christ; God will make it work! It is not about the " right" religion, or asking or making someone convert either way. It’s about having the same focus on God. I don’t believe there are any denominations in Heaven, so why do we have them on Earth?Hello everyone! To make a long story short, I began dating a man about 2 years ago. He told me he was baptist and I have to admitt I was a little taken back at that time. But over the first few months he never went to church…NEVER. I am catholic and I am raising my daughter in the catholic faith also. Now, 2 years into the relationship he decides to go back to church! I am all about people going to church because I think it is very important, but he used to come to mass with us and now he is not and he wants us to go to church with him. This goes against the teachings I am instilling in my daughter and going against my obligation to Sunday mass. I know I could go to mass on Saturday night but my daughter would not even be able to sit with me, she would have to go to a class room and I am not comfortable with that. The website said to teach the basic baptist beliefs at a young age. I feel that will start to confuse my daughter! So, here’s the problem, I have invested 2 years into this relationship always under the assumption he was not going to go back to church, it was always inconvienent for him. I honestly did see it ever being a problem and now it is. Some peopel think it is not a big deal but how would we raise future children? He says our church teaches the bible and nothing more, it’s like saying we are right and you are wrong! I don’t know what to do, but now 2 years into a great relationship I am faced with a very tough situation that I wasn’t expecting. Does anyone have any first hand knowledge on this? Opinions on if it could work or not? I was thinking about going to talk to my priest about this for some guidence, but I don’t know what to do. ANY help would be greatly appreciated
There aren’t any denominations in Heaven because everybody’s Catholic.
Of course there are no denominations in Heaven. And we wouldn’t have them on Earth if men wouldn’t have departed from the One Faith that existed at Pentecost. Since then, it’s been one tragic departure after another…after another.
Actually, we’re not; ther are no catholics, Methodists, Mormons, Baptists,Lutherans or any other denominations in Heaven, just believers!
Believers who are finally enlightened to the fullness of truth that existed during our lives on earth, a truth that is fundamentally catholic. And if we are there receiving that revelation, it is not only because we were good and faithful Christians, it is also due to our perfect (or imperfect) membership in the One Body of Christ, the Catholic Church. So, in that sense, we all will realize we were somehow very catholic.
Well, whatever we are when we get to Heaven(somedays, I can hardly wait), I still believe this marriage could work. I know many couples of differing faiths who have been married for 20 or 30 years plus; and it seems that they have found a Way to make it work. I know one couple, she is Jewish, he is catholic, and they go to each other’s churches, and revel in the differences and similarities. Another couple is Baptis/catholic, and it is working. So, I guess it is true that "what God has joined together, let no man put asunder. What is the catholic church’s official position on marrying outside the faith? A young man I work with married outside the catholic church, and his parents disowned him; wouldn’t even attend the wedding, very sad!
Because to a Baptist, my understanding is that Baptism is not what the NEW COVENANT is. Baptists believe you can be saved whether you are baptized or not.
Yep. That’s what I was raised to believe.