How does Catholic Church view on Christian baptism?

[shanishani7]

I am a catholic and baptized in catholic church. And I know Catholic Church is the only real Church founded by Jesus. But there is also Baptism in Christian (Protestant) Church , how does Catholic Church view on this? Does Christian (Protestant) baptism also reborn one’s soul with holy spirit?

 

[Ron_in_minden]

Yes. The church recognizes most non-Catholic Christian baptisms as valid. Except Mormon and Jehovah witness I think.

 

[dmar198]

I am a catholic and baptized in catholic church. And I know Catholic Church is the only real Church founded by Jesus. But there is also Baptism in Christian (Protestant) Church , how does Catholic Church view on this? Does Christian (Protestant) baptism also reborn one’s soul with holy spirit?

The short answer is: yes, (Protestant) baptism regenerates one’s soul with the Holy Spirit.

The long answer isn’t actually much longer: provided the baptism is done with the right intention and using the correct formula (baptizing in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), baptism by anyone is valid. Even an atheist could baptize you if you requested it in an hour of need. But the converse is also true: if Protestants baptize you without the right intention or without the name of the Holy Trinity, then the baptism is invalid.

 

[thistle]

I am a catholic and baptized in catholic church. And I know Catholic Church is the only real Church founded by Jesus. But there is also Baptism in Christian (Protestant) Church , how does Catholic Church view on this? Does Christian (Protestant) baptism also reborn one’s soul with holy spirit?

Why do you talk about Catholic and Christian baptisms. Catholics ARE Christians.

Most mainstream non-Catholic Christian baptisms done with water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit are valid.

I was a born and brought up Methodist before converting. The Catholic Church accepts my Methodist baptism as being valid and I was not “re-baptised”. I simply was formally accepted into the Church after an RCIA program.

 

[Bookcat]

Yes. The church recognizes most non-Catholic Christian baptisms as valid. Except Mormon and Jehovah witness I think.

Mormon and Jehovah Witness’s are by the way not Christians.

Catholics and most Protestants are Christians.

 

[tee_eff_em]

“…
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
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NICENE CREED

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[frizzgrig]

The short answer is: yes, (Protestant) baptism regenerates one’s soul with the Holy Spirit.

The long answer isn’t actually much longer: provided the baptism is done with the right intention and using the correct formula (baptizing in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), baptism by anyone is valid. Even an atheist could baptize you if you requested it in an hour of need. But the converse is also true: if Protestants baptize you without the right intention or without the name of the Holy Trinity, then the baptism is invalid.

The person performing the baptism also must either pour water on the head of the person being baptized or immerse the person in water while saying the formula. You have to have proper matter (water for baptism), form (the words), and intent for the validity of the sacrament.

 

[dmar198]

The person performing the baptism also must either pour water on the head of the person being baptized or immerse the person in water while saying the formula. You have to have proper matter (water for baptism), form (the words), and intent for the validity of the sacrament.

Yes. A sprinkled baptism also works, although I can’t think of many occasions where sprinkling would be possible where pouring wasn’t. Maybe if you only had a little bit of water and a lot of people to baptize.

Anyway, thank you for the clarification.

 

[thistle]

Yes. A sprinkled baptism also works, although I can’t think of many occasions where sprinkling would be possible where pouring wasn’t. Maybe if you only had a little bit of water and a lot of people to baptize.

Anyway, thank you for the clarification.

Father John Hardon’s Modern Catholic Dictionary:

SPRINKLING. The casting of water from a distance so that it falls upon the head and flows in the administration of baptism. It is the only way in which more than one person can be baptized simultaneously by one minister. It is seldom used now, but in the past was sometimes necessary, as when a large group of people were to be baptized by a single missionary.