I was in the store tonight when I over heard two gentlemen talking. One of them was from the local Baptist church trying to evangelize the other. He stated a lot of the standard anti-Catholic things, such as idolatry. But the one that caught my attention was that infant Baptism was evil and that it was started by the Roman Empire as a way to tax people from birth because once a person was Baptized they were put in the census. Now I was raised Baptist and I had never heard such a thing.
I wanted to jump, however I am still a new Catholic and I have never had an Apologetic conversation with a complete stranger and this man is very entrenched in his doctrine. I wanted to tell the man why he is wrong but I did not think I was ready…I didn’t want him to twist things around in front of the young man so I did not interject myself in the conversation.
I waited outside the store for the young man to come out. He told me that he was raised in the church of Christ. I told him that I was once Baptist and to not go down that road. I briefly told him why I became Catholic. He stated that he is studying Christianity very intently so I suggested he read the early Church Fathers. The man from the Baptist church tried very hard to get the young man to come to his church. When I talked to the young man I did not bring up attending Mass, however, he asked me about when Mass was held. I told him and invited him to come. He said he might.
So I guess I went about things the right way. I just wanted to tell everyone of you about the infant Baptism = paying taxes thing…they really are grasping at straws trying to deny the truth about the ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC CHURCH, the CHURCH founded by JESUS CHRIST himself, built upon the ROCK, PETER.
