Is there any reason that would allow changing of Godparents?

[war_room]

Good Afternoon,

When my son was born in 2005 I made a poor decision in assigning his Godparents. I had not been to confession in over a decade and can only attest my cloudy judgment to the fact that my own soul was filthy. Since confessing my sins in 2013 and jumping back into my catholic faith I have done some soul searching.

The Godparents for my son are non-practicing Catholics AND the Godfather and the Godmother both claim to be gay. The Godfather is living with a man and the Godmother is “married” to a woman. (of course we do not recognize the marriage as valid) WOW! I knew the Godfather had attractions to males when we asked him to be the Godfather. In my fogged up world then, I was hoping that his sponsorship would push him back into the church…the same goes for the Godmother. Wrong on both counts.

I do pray for them both but am ashamed that I chose them. I have read that Godparents cannot be replaced. Is this true? Well, what if my intentions were right but my choice was wrong? Can I assign new sponsors who truly live their faith? I am very stressed that my son is starting to ask about his Godparents. God bless You and Yours.

 

[Fr.Charles_Grondin]

While you can certainly pick new people to socially and spiritually fill the role of Godparents, on the official record the names listed will always be the ones that were originally chosen. Godparents are official witnesses of the sacrament of baptism and therefore the role they played cannot be undone.