Emergency Baptism

[wicky76]

If a Baptised Catholic and an un-babtised christian were “hypothetically” on a deserted island and there were no priests around and the un-baptised Christian were about to pass away, could the Catholic perform an emergency Baptism?

 

[SuscipeMeDomine]

If a Baptised Catholic and an un-babtised christian were “hypothetically” on a deserted island and there were no priests around and the un-baptised Christian were about to pass away, could the Catholic perform an emergency Baptism?

Yes. Anyone can perform a baptism in an emergency.

 

[maryjk]

If a Baptised Catholic and an un-babtised christian were “hypothetically” on a deserted island and there were no priests around and the un-baptised Christian were about to pass away, could the Catholic perform an emergency Baptism?

Simply, yes.

Emergency Baptisms may be performed by anyone, even a non-Baptized person.
ccc 1256.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

If there were two unbaptized persons, they could baptize each other. However, one cannot baptize himself.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

If a Baptised Catholic and an un-babtised christian were “hypothetically” on a deserted island and there were no priests around and the un-baptised Christian were about to pass away, could the Catholic perform an emergency Baptism?

Yes, unless the “un-baptized” person is an adult and explicitly rejects Baptism.

 

[PhilotheaZ]

The person doing the baptizing must be fairly certain that the person being baptized wants to be baptized. From the Code of Canon Law:

Can. 865 §1. For an adult to be baptized, the person must have manifested the intention to receive baptism, have been instructed sufficiently about the truths of the faith and Christian obligations, and have been tested in the Christian life through the catechumenate. The adult is also to be urged to have sorrow for personal sins.

§2. An adult in danger of death can be baptized if, having some knowledge of the principal truths of the faith, the person has manifested in any way at all the intention to receive baptism and promises to observe the commandments of the Christian religion.