"Traditional" baptism by immersion

[nordskoven]

In the Pisa church complex, the Baptistry is a separate building because catechumens could never enter the church proper; and it contains a massive pool for Baptism to allow immersion. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a lovely exercise in architectural hubris, but the real lesson is the sanctity of the relationship of the Christian to the Altar.

 

[bpbasilphx]

I’m not at all sure what you’re getting at here.

Could you rephrase your statement, please?

 

[Claire_from_DE]

Maybe that traditional Catholics should use the traditional manner of baptism?

 

[bpbasilphx]

BTW, I thought the famous Leaning Tower was the campanile–bell tower, not baptistry.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

In the Pisa church complex, the Baptistry is a separate building because catechumens could never enter the church proper; and it contains a massive pool for Baptism to allow immersion. . . …

I think that was the common practice for many of the European cathedrals.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

Maybe that traditional Catholics should use the traditional manner of baptism?

I suspect that Baptism by immersion, especially on at the Easter Vigil, became less popular, and possibly impossible in extreme cases, as the faith moved north. In Maine the pool would have been frozen solid many years.