Godparents of my child

[BrainBooster]

My child’s godparents, a married Roman Catholic couple at the time, have divorced each other. I don’t know what happened to the man, but the wife remarried and went back to being a wiccan.
What does this mean to my child spiritually or sacramentally?
Thanks in advance.

 

[1ke]

What does this mean to my child spiritually or sacramentally?

It has no specific implications for your child, other than his godparents aren’t active in his spiritual formation anymore. It happens. Frequently. The sponsors are witnesses to the baptism, which doesn’t change. The sponsors make promises, which apparently neither are interested in keeping. That does not impact your child, really, other than perhaps being disappointed if he has siblings with active godparents.

Your child will select a sponsor at confirmation. He will select someone new, hopefully someone who will select someone active in the faith.

 

[exnihilo]

The sponsors make promises, which apparently neither are interested in keeping.

There is not much honor these days. People don’t keep wedding vows. What are the chances they’ll keep a baptismal vow?

 

[Augustinian]

What does this mean to my child spiritually or sacramentally?

Its not ideal, but those things happen. Both of my godparents passed into death, people leave their responsibilities for avoidable as well as unavoidable reasons.

 

[ConfusedLucy]

This is why I am so cynical about godparents and sponsors. It’s so hard to find people who are willing or able to offer long term real support in the faith. Mine were all just token people who were just there to tick a box. It seems so pointless.

 

[PaulfromIowa]

OP, it might mean that you should have chosen more wisely. My godparents divorced and I didn’t see them again for many years. I suspect that my parents saw that they were unhappily married and may have been trying to involve them in the Church somehow.