Newborn Baptism

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Catholic Answers Staff Apologist addresses the question here in a short Q&A on the show:

**Can babies be baptized during Lent? **

catholic.com/video/can-babies-be-baptized-during-lent

 

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There is absolutely nothing unreasonable in the policy that you have relayed from your parish. Nothing.

Easter this year is April 16 and today is March 11. That is hardly an onerous delay.

As for calling the offices of Catholic Answers, I cannot imagine how that would be of any utility, since the decision lies with your parish priest and with your diocese.

Since you have listed your religion as “Raised Catholic but not sure what I believe now,” you would benefit from the class.

Since you qualify yourself simply as “raised Catholic,” are you actually practicing the Faith? Or is your spouse? That is, actually, a more relevant question to be asking in light of canon 868.

I should change that religion status. I’m quite solidly Catholic these days. Not something any class would help, it’s a faith thing. I am a practicing Catholic and my family is the same. My Wife is not Catholic but attends Mass with us and follows most of the traditions. She agreed to raise the kids Catholic when we were married and has done so. I will follow up with the Priest. My main concern was if the baby died he would be subject to hell or in the least denied Heaven. My understanding is the Church has not said one way or the other.