RCIA and "re-confirmation"

[lucybobby]

Why does the church recognize a non-Catholic christian baptism as valid but not Confirmation? What is different about a non-Catholic confirmation that causes a candidate to need to be confirmed (but not baptized again) at Easter Vigil?

 

[thistle]

Why does the church recognize a non-Catholic christian baptism as valid but not Confirmation? What is different about a non-Catholic confirmation that causes a candidate to need to be confirmed (but not baptized again) at Easter Vigil?

Baptism is a Sacrament for Catholics and Protestants.
Confirmation is a Sacrament in the Catholic Church but not considered a Sacrament by Protestants.

 

[Phemie]

Baptism is a Sacrament for Catholics and Protestants.
Confirmation is a Sacrament in the Catholic Church but not considered a Sacrament by Protestants.

Not to mention that anyone can baptize as long as their intention is to “do what the Church does”. Such is not the case for Confirmation. A lay person cannot confirm anyone.

 

[SMHW]

Why does the church recognize a non-Catholic christian baptism as valid but not Confirmation? What is different about a non-Catholic confirmation that causes a candidate to need to be confirmed (but not baptized again) at Easter Vigil?

Baptism is a sacrament that all persons, even those who are themselves are unbaptized, have the power to confer, so long as they have the proper intention.

The power to confirm is not an inherent power of humanity; it is only bestowed a a consequence of ordination to the priesthood.

 

[FrDavid96]

Why does the church recognize a non-Catholic christian baptism as valid but not Confirmation? What is different about a non-Catholic confirmation that causes a candidate to need to be confirmed (but not baptized again) at Easter Vigil?

If there is no validly ordained bishop (or priest) doing the ritual, then there is no Confirmation. It just doesn’t happen. There might be all the appearances of a Confirmation, and it might be called by that word; but still, no Apostolic Succession means no Confirmation.

Therefore, Catholics never re-confirm someone. That’s not possible. Instead, the person is Confirmed, for the first and only time.

 

[Lenten_ashes]

I was confirmed in the Anglican Church and later in the Catholic Church.

2 sort of similar Churches, but different on a number of levels. Anglicans don’t formally believe in transubstantiation, purgatory, prayer for the dead, the keys in Matt 16 being with the Roman Bishop and other differences as well.

Just as when we say “amen” before receiving the body of Christ, by going through Catholic confirmation, we are in a sense affirming our beliefs in all things Catholic.

This is not like hopping from one denomination to another. And each person should be convinced in his or her own heart that they are ready to accept all Church teachings to include her authority.