Non-Catholic Baptism?

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My friend has just told me/invited me to her son’s baptism. He will be baptized Seventh-day Adventist ( he’s 13). I am having a hard time with deciding if I should go or not. While Seventh-day Adventists are “christians”, I know that in order to be baptized with them he will need to profess that he believes the 28 fundamental Adventist beliefs ( which include proclaiming that Ellen G. White is a prophet God, and that they are the remnant church). I think I will have a hard time if I go because it means that I am “backing up” his decision. I do not agree with this “type” of baptism. He will be baptized into a sect and he needs to make this profession in order to “be accepted”. Now that I have more experience with what Catholic baptism entails I see that this is not just “for the forgiveness of sins” but there is more to it.

Even though I have not been formally initiated into the RCC I consider myself “Catholic”. Should I go?

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We make it a rule not to attend the “sacraments” of other religious “denominations” but it does sometimes make for difficulty in friend and family relationships.

A friend of mine who was invited to something similar, to avoid a bad encounter with her friend made sure she was volunteering at a parish function that day, so she didn’t feel she had to hurt her friend, nor compromise her own beliefs. Sketchy maybe but it worked for her.

Others may tell you to go; they may be nicer than I. 😉
 
I don’t see whats wrong with it, up until the mid 50’s (I think?) there was a rule about not attending the weddings and other occasions of non Catholics but that got ditched.

If the boy was a Catholic it would be different (outside the church there is no salvation) but seeing as he was never technically in full communion with it…Eh

I don’t think it’s an issue, I know of Catholics who have been to other churches to observe baptism and weddings, it’s only the re-marriage of divorce’s and same sex marriages that people are forbidden to attend,

Do SDA’s use the trinitarian formula? I honestly don’t know but if they do the boy is validly baptized in the CC’s eyes anyway.
 
We as a family don’t attend other church’s baptisms. If it is a close friend they should understand your faith and why you feel you can’t go. If you don’t want to explain or feel you friend would not understand don’t make a big deal out of it just tell them you can come.
 
I am uncertain about the “validity” of this baptism. I know that some dioceses claim that it is valid but I think that if they did a little more research into the “beliefs” that are held they would see it is like being baptized into a sect. They also are “re-baptizers”. The parish where I attend RCIA wants to baptize me again (“just in case…”). I think this may turn out like the mormons, once was considered “valid” but after much investigation turned out not to be.

They use the Trinitarian formula ( despite not believing in the Trinity the way Orthodox Christianity claims) and they use water. So really, I don’t know.

I don’t really know what to do…
 
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I am uncertain about the “validity” of this baptism. I know that some dioceses claim that it is valid but I think that if they did a little more research into the “beliefs” that are held they would see it is like being baptized into a sect. They also are “re-baptizers”. The parish where I attend RCIA wants to baptize me again (“just in case…”). I think this may turn out like the mormons, once was considered “valid” but after much investigation turned out not to be.

They use the Trinitarian formula ( despite not believing in the Trinity the way Orthodox Christianity claims) and they use water. So really, I don’t know.

I don’t really know what to do…
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since this is just a friend and not family and you no longer believe in SDA, I would politely decline. They are one of these quasi-christian groups. While they may say the trinitarian form, if they do not believe in the trinity as defined by orthodox Christianity, then it wouldn’t be a sacrimental baptism for the Catholic church. I am wondering if you are being invited because you have left or are leaving and this is an effort to bring you back.
 
dreamfleur said:
My friend has just told me/invited me to her son’s baptism. He will be baptized Seventh-day Adventist ( he’s 13). I am having a hard time with deciding if I should go or not. While Seventh-day Adventists are “christians”, I know that in order to be baptized with them he will need to profess that he believes the 28 fundamental Adventist beliefs ( which include proclaiming that Ellen G. White is a prophet God, and that they are the remnant church). I think I will have a hard time if I go because it means that I am “backing up” his decision. I do not agree with this “type” of baptism. He will be baptized into a sect and he needs to make this profession in order to “be accepted”. Now that I have more experience with what Catholic baptism entails I see that this is not just “for the forgiveness of sins” but there is more to it

Even though I have not been formally initiated into the RCC I consider myself “Catholic”. Should I go?

Thanks
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No good Catholic would go to a protestant church let alone a cult like “church” and you are former SDA so for you to return to the SDA church even if it’s to witness a baptism is a setback imo you still growing in the Catholic faith it would be highly inappropriate for a Catholic to attend the rituals of the SDA church or any other church especially the cults.
 
Thank you for all your advice. I will seriously think about what is best.👍
 
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