Can we have our baby baptized without godparents?

[k8c]

We don’t have anyone we feel we can/ want to ask to be god parents that also meet all of the church’s requirements. Can we have our baby baptized without god parents?

To anyone who takes the time to answer this, thank you.

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

k8c,

The following link should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on the requirements for baptism. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.

Recommended Reading:

• [What do we do if we don’t have any godparents for our baby? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=103414)

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