Baptism is a significant moment in a Christian's life, marking the beginning of their journey in faith and their belonging to ...

and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church." 81 "Baptism therefore constitutes the sacramental bond of unity existing among all who through it are reborn." ...

they must not only consent to the baptism, but also agree to bring the child up in the Catholic religion. But if a child is surely dying, we may baptize it without either the consent or permission ...

The baptism ceremony also allows parents and godparents to make a promise before God to bring the baby up within the faith of Christianity. Christian denominations that also practise infant ...

In Judaism, the infant is baptised before it has a faith of its own to symbolise that it belongs to the Jewish people. In the same way, Christian baptism of an infant occurs before the infant has ...

There are, of course, caveats and theological fine print. In the Catholic Church, baptism is administered — mostly to young children — to cleanse residual sin and initiate people into the ...