How long should I forgo baptism?

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It really isn’t about rules changing it’s about immigration. The difference between living in a country that has it’s own jurisdiction, like Greece vs living in the US which has multiple jurisdictions due to immigrants bringing their native faith with them. I’d say it shares a lot in common with how the Catholic church has various Eastern Rite Catholic jurisdictions along with the Roman Rite in the US. We have Coptic Catholic Church, Maronite, Melkite, Ruthenian Greek Catholic, Syriac ect ect.

There is no rule that requires you to join a Western Rite just because you are in the Western hemisphere
 
Cider said:
Really? Wanting to make sure you make the right decision in choosing a faith practice is pride now? What about wanting to be sure you following Gods will and making the right decision?
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Baptism isn’t about “a decison about a faith practice”…it’s requesting an act of God’s adoption as a child.

This isn’t about what restaurant to go to.
 
jmcrae said:
Baptism is certainly important, since it is our entrance into the Kingdom of God - indeed, it is so important that for adults, a discernment period in RCIA of at least 2 years is recommended by the Church.

There is no way that an adult can show up at a Church and demand to be baptized without formally completing the steps and periods of RCIA.
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Baptism is the most important act in our spiritual life. Agree on RCIA.
 
Edward_H said:
Baptism isn’t about “a decison about a faith practice”…it’s requesting an act of God’s adoption as a child.

This isn’t about what restaurant to go to.
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We have God given free will, to deny that deciding where and how to get baptized or not isn’t a choice is disingenuous. For baptism to happen we have to have to make the decision and take the steps for it to happen, priests don’t just go around baptizing people against their will.
 
Cider said:
We have God given free will, to deny that deciding where and how to get baptized or not isn’t a choice is disingenuous. For baptism to happen we have to have to make the decision and take the steps for it to happen, priests don’t just go around baptizing people against their will.
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Not what I said, or meant to say. My sense of what was said was less about freedom…and more about end point.

There is only one eventual end point…the Catholic Church.
 
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