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Do godparents need to be in a state of grace (i.e. having confessed all mortal sins) in order for a Baptism to be valid?
 
The validity of the sacrament is not dependent on the sponsors.

However, since godparents/sponsors are supposed to be practicing Catholics, one assumes that if they find themselves in a state of mortal sin, then of course they want to remedy it as quickly as possible.
 
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Do godparents need to be in a state of grace (i.e. having confessed all mortal sins) in order for a Baptism to be valid?
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No. And that would be impossible to enforce or even know wouldn’t it?
 
Thanks. I didn’t think it was necessary, and HoosierDaddy, you are right that it would be impossible to know or enforce. I guess I should have added in the OP that I am referring to a godparent who is scrupulous and always thinks they are in the state of mortal sin.
 
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Thanks. I didn’t think it was necessary, and HoosierDaddy, you are right that it would be impossible to know or enforce. I guess I should have added in the OP that I am referring to a godparent who is scrupulous and always thinks they are in the state of mortal sin.
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If I might comment that having a sponsor who is scrupulous is not such a good idea.
 
Psalm98 said:
Thanks. I didn’t think it was necessary, and HoosierDaddy, you are right that it would be impossible to know or enforce. I guess I should have added in the OP that I am referring to a godparent who is scrupulous and always thinks they are in the state of mortal sin.
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If I might comment that having a sponsor who is scrupulous is not such a good idea. That could negatively influence the child growing up.
 
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