You don’t know what happened. We have to let go of our kids eventually. They become responsible for their own lives.I wasn’t there so I do not know.
You have their say so. One side only. And yes there are expectations with Baptism. So why aren’t your kids prepared to meet those expectationsNext my youngest son had a baby with his girl friend. Both are lapsed catholics. I said I would be very happy if they arranged for the baby to be baptised, and they said they would arrange it. They went to see the priest who seemed more interested in pointing out what was expected, rather than as I would see it, giving them the “Good News”. They left rather cross and have not been back.
Yes it is, a very big deal indead. Why do you think it should be refused. Do you imagine that God will support that? A child becomes a child of God, It results in that child being given graces regardless of the parents. The priest is not baptising the parents. Now can you think of a reason that child should be refused? It is the child that is being refused not the parents. Why refuse the child???One of the very first things I learnt here on CAF is that baptism is a big deal.
This is a change in paradigm, traditionally, not so terribly long ago, the requirements were interpreted quite liberally indeed. In some Catholic countries, the percentage of baptized babies to Catholics was well north of 95% - even when attendance at mass rates was in the toilet.One of the very first things I learnt here on CAF is that baptism is a big deal. It’s not something to be done liberally. There is a reason it is done, there are requirements needed before it can be done, and if those requirements aren’t met it cannot be done.
what does Physics have to do with this?Do you believe in cause and effect?
why are you so intent on attributing any blame? The Priest wanted to know how the child would be raised Catholic, it seems.Why are so desparate to attribute blame to my son?
what great command?Following the Great Command to the church
go back to your children, stop enabling their rebellion against God and ask what was said.Might I suggest reading the gospels.
are they in India? there Priests refuse unless the parents are practicing Catholics I am told.Why do you think it should be refused.
Because “mommy wants me to” is not a reason for sacraments in the Church. It doesn’t work for reconciliation, or First Communion, or Confirmation or Marriage and that extends to Baptism.No, I don’t think so. His girl friend/partner was with him, and she would have been pleasing her mother.
Why this “we must not blame the priest” attitude? Are priests blameless. Have they been taught exactly what is the best way to encourage people back to the church. Some were being judgemental and going on about serious mortal sin, I don’t think they understand what sin is. We all sin, they agree, against an infinitely good God, and any sin against an infinitely good God is infinitely bad. We are very lucky that God loves us all, and because of his love he tells us to love one another. No qualifications, love one another.
I think it should have been refused for two reasons:Yes it is, a very big deal indead. Why do you think it should be refused. Do you imagine that God will support that? A child becomes a child of God, It results in that child being given graces regardless of the parents.The priest is not baptising the parents. Now can you think of a reason that child should be refused? It is the child that is being refused not the parents. Why refuse the child???
Regardless of whether someone is baptized or not, they still have to turn from their sins.Think about it - if you need to confess sins in order to be forgiven, but the child is baptised and never returns to church due to their parents having the act done to get their own parents off their back, what happens to the child when they die?