Can a person be baptized after death against his will?

[Terie]

My father-in-law was baptized Catholic. When he died he was given last rites by the Church. My mother-in-law is going to be baptized Mormon. She is going to have my father-in-law rebaptized Mormon so that they can be sealed in a temple ceremony.

There is not one breath in me that believes my father-in-law would have wanted this. My father-in-law was one of the most wonderful people I have ever known. He would be horrified at this situation.

Is there anyway to stop this?

 

[Michelle_Arnold]

Is there anyway to stop this?

Probably not. But if it’s of any comfort to you, the Latter-Day Saints (i.e., LDS, Mormons) believe that such a baptism after death only makes it possible for the deceased person to “choose” whether or not he wants the baptism and that the deceased person remains free to refuse it.

What you can do is to pray for the repose of the soul of your father-in-law and ask him to pray for the reversion of his wife to the faith.

Recommended reading:

Mormonism’s Baptism for the Dead