Can any lay person baptize?

[Soufanieh]

Thank you Aramis, I know somebody in the Latin Church that will like to know about this.

There are some agreements that can exist between the churches regarding the sacraments (mysteries); see CCEO 696 below. I do not know, but suspect, that two Latin Catholics, married and attending a Byzantine Catholic parish, must have their children follow the Latin rule for baptism, eucharist, and chrismation at three different ages, vs the Byzantine practice of infant baptism, eucharist, and chrismation. And their children will certainly be in the Latin Church (because their parents are) regardless of which church it is received from.

CCEO Canon 696

1. All presbyters of the Eastern Churches can validly administer this sacrament either along with baptism or separately to all the Christian faithful of any Church sui iuris including the Latin Church.
2. The Christian faithful of Eastern Churches validly receive this sacrament also from presbyters of the Latin Church, according to the faculties with which these are endowed.
3. Any presbyter licitly administers this sacrament only to the Christian faithful of his own Church sui iuris; when it is a case of Christian faithful of other Churches sui iuris, he lawfully acts if they are his subjects, or those whom he lawfully baptizes in virtue of another title, or those who are in danger of death, and always with due regard for the agreements entered between the Churches sui iuris in this matter.

Isn’t it true that any Christian baptized in the Church can, in extremis, baptize someone else in danger of dying? I think I remember that from my pre-confirmation classes.

 

[5Loaves]

Soufanieh:

Isn’t it true that any Christian baptized in the Church can, in extremis, baptize someone else in danger of dying? I think I remember that from my pre-confirmation classes.

In case of necessity even the unbaptized can with proper intent vlaidly Baptize.

Can. 861 §1 The ordinary minister of baptism is a Bishop, a priest or a deacon, without prejudice to the provision of can. 530, n. 1.

§2 If the ordinary minister is absent or impeded, a catechist or some other person deputed to this office by the local Ordinary, may lawfully confer baptism; indeed, in a case of necessity, any person who has the requisite intention may do so. *Pastors of souls, especially parish priests, are to be diligent in ensuring that Christ’s faithful are taught the correct way to baptise. *.

V. WHO CAN BAPTIZE?
CCC 1256 The ordinary ministers of Baptism are the bishop and priest and, in the Latin Church, also the deacon.57 In case of necessity, anyone, even a non-baptized person, with the required intention, can baptize58 , by using the Trinitarian baptismal formula. The intention required is to will to do what the Church does when she baptizes. The Church finds the reason for this possibility in the universal saving will of God and the necessity of Baptism for salvation.59

 

[Aramis]

Soufanieh:

Isn’t it true that any Christian baptized in the Church can, in extremis, baptize someone else in danger of dying? I think I remember that from my pre-confirmation classes.

In theory, anyone (even the unbaptized) could validly baptize. That was determined by one of the ecumenical councils.

It requires the correct intent (to unite the one baptized with the Church of Christ as expressed in a trinitarian mode), the correct form (pouring or immersion in water, the correct invocation of the trinity), and the correct matter (water).

 

[theistgal]

What in the world do these last few comments about baptism have to do with the old-and-deservedly-sleeping original topic?

 

[5Loaves]

What in the world do these last few comments about baptism have to do with the old-and-deservedly-sleeping original topic? :confused:

And why do we seem to suddenly have so many old-and-deservedly-sleeping original topics being resurrected here in the EC Section?

 

[theistgal]

And why do we seem to suddenly have so many old-and-deservedly-sleeping original topics being resurrected here in the EC Section?

“Christ is risen!”

“Indeed He is risen!”

“And so is this thread!”

“Indeed it is risen!”