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wendyb-NC

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13. Oh come on

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 11:20 PM

Feb 2022

That's flat out ludicrous. I agree with those who say, the we sounds better. It does, because being baptized into the church as a congregation makes it plural. They need to forgive the Rev., and give him his job back.

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'We" sounds more appropriate. C_U_L8R Feb 2022 #1

Agreed... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 #2

It cannot be a 'we." The priest is the only one in the church who can perform a legal bap. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #6

Incorrect. Baptism is the one sacrament that can be performed by the laity... regnaD kciN Feb 2022 #14

But in a church with a priest, it is the priest who does the bap. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #21

My recollection of Catholic teaching on this Sanity Claws Feb 2022 #47

You are correct. Caliman73 Feb 2022 #85

Actually I was taught in Catholic school that any baptized Catholic can perform a baptism FakeNoose Feb 2022 #16

Yes of course, but not when a priest is standing right there. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #22

I do remember that but it was anyone dying or on the way out... Historic NY Feb 2022 #33

"We" would include the priest. Freethinker65 Feb 2022 #17

You have to be bapped right away in case you die. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #23

I thought unbaptized innocents went to Limbo nuxvomica Feb 2022 #48

If you are a nice Catholic baby you get to go to limbo. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #52

They did away with Limbo quite a while ago. kskiska Feb 2022 #73

Too many back injuries. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #92

Not true. Anyone can baptize a baby. DenaliDemocrat Feb 2022 #66

If, as the Catholic church claims, all are one in Christ, intheflow Feb 2022 #54

As a Catholic, to invalidate all those baptisms is crazy ... ificandream Feb 2022 #3

I agree, this is silly. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #8

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Sgent Feb 2022 #24

I thought Pope Francis was reining them in. This is just kind of nuts. Very chaotic. Hekate Feb 2022 #34

So I read the article at your link, & it was eyebrow-raising. However in the final paragraphs... Hekate Feb 2022 #37

Thanks for that link. hunter Feb 2022 #84

That likely would be an interesting discussion. My own path has taken some interesting turns. nt Hekate Feb 2022 #91

The only reason people think this story is serious... brooklynite Feb 2022 #53

Tha magick incantations gotta be incanted just exactly so! ret5hd Feb 2022 #28

That's it! Yer all going to haell. lindysalsagal Feb 2022 #4

Puh-leeze....Humanity's salvation depends on a singular noun. God must be an English teacher. walkingman Feb 2022 #5

either way you get the same results Skittles Feb 2022 #7

That's the truth and for those words of wisdom, 3 Hotdogs for you at 3Hotdogs Feb 2022 #20

And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, . hatrack Feb 2022 #9

Pretty sure if there is a God, she wouldn't care. Freethinker65 Feb 2022 #10

Thousands of souls will go to Satan if they don't get a redo ASAP dalton99a Feb 2022 #11

No. You can't go to Hell if you ain't been baptized. 3Hotdogs Feb 2022 #18

Benedict did away with Limbo Hangingon Feb 2022 #76

Well if Pope Benadryl can change the nature of the universe, 3Hotdogs Feb 2022 #77

Wouldn't some already be there? Renew Deal Feb 2022 #87

So, if all those people die right now they're going to hell? Goodheart Feb 2022 #12

+1 Celerity Feb 2022 #43

It's not the Catholic teaching any more, but many of us grew up learning the "old ways" FakeNoose Feb 2022 #55

Biblical historians say that Mark 16:16 was added later. joshcryer Feb 2022 #61

I see voiding all these baptisms as just another move to get all those people back into church Goodheart Feb 2022 #69

I see it as standardizing a procedure... joshcryer Feb 2022 #70

Oh come on wendyb-NC Feb 2022 #13

HEADS MUST ROLL! Jesus Christ is there no end to the madness? maxsolomon Feb 2022 #15

--- and just wait 'till the Kraken gets ahold of that priest's sorry ass. 3Hotdogs Feb 2022 #19

Christians... Tarc Feb 2022 #25

As a non-Catholic... NQAS Feb 2022 #26

Depending on how stoned they were . . . . hatrack Feb 2022 #27

Yea Sgent Feb 2022 #35

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? This was actually debated. niyad Feb 2022 #39

Something about holding their heads under water for five minutes, right? TheBlackAdder Feb 2022 #29

I knew it Sympthsical Feb 2022 #30

Seems really unfair genxlib Feb 2022 #31

Sheer hypocrisy of the RCC JT45242 Feb 2022 #32

When Sgent Feb 2022 #36

Exactly. niyad Feb 2022 #41

One thing the incorrectly baptized can ponder DFW Feb 2022 #38

Dear Goddess. As an ex-comm, I had to look to make certain that this was not niyad Feb 2022 #40

Definately! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #45

Lol. Religion, what a scam, what a sham. Celerity Feb 2022 #42

"I or We" it shouldn't matter Raine Feb 2022 #44

Such a wonderful God CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #46

This OP should be shared on the Humor board HAB911 Feb 2022 #49

The STUPID just oozes. Xoan Feb 2022 #50

This decision deserves every bit of ridicule that it will receive. Captain Stern Feb 2022 #51

And the Catholic Church wonders why men don't want to be priests any more. yellowcanine Feb 2022 #56

St Peter at the gate: "I'm sorry; there's been a mistake." nolabear Feb 2022 #57

God sends thousands to burn in The Fiery Pit over a technicality.-The Real Headline Midnight Writer Feb 2022 #58

The Church is going to learn something it doesn't want to know... hunter Feb 2022 #59

Seriously? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 #60

As an atheist for 60 years, I say, "It doesn't freaking matter!" MineralMan Feb 2022 #62

That seems harsh. It's not like he did the freelance mohel thing. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #63

Sometime in the 1960s after the Second Vatican Council Sanity Claws Feb 2022 #64

Religion is stupid as fuck Mysterian Feb 2022 #65

"We" certainly sounds more inclusive dumbcat Feb 2022 #67

Here's what's confusing to me jmowreader Feb 2022 #68

God is such a stickler about the little things. milestogo Feb 2022 #71

Here is the part that chaps my ass Diablo del sol Feb 2022 #72

I would like to say I'm surprised...but I'm not. Xolodno Feb 2022 #74

This is dumb BGBD Feb 2022 #75

This is so stupid. Emile Feb 2022 #78

Seems like a semantic issue Meowmee Feb 2022 #79

I literally rolled my eyes at this. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #80

Sorry, Bob. Your Last Rites were invalidated. You got to go. Oops. Solly Mack Feb 2022 #81

Finally, All These Busy Bodies Have Something Useful and Meaningful to Do! LOL! Beetwasher. Feb 2022 #82

One of the people he baptizes arrives at the pearly gates... Jacson6 Feb 2022 #83

So God isn't forgiving? StarryNite Feb 2022 #86

Perhaps there's some sort of ceremony that could be performed... BluesRunTheGame Feb 2022 #88

His actions have undermined the legitimacy of their superstition. jalan48 Feb 2022 #89

Is God really so easily confused? Mariana Feb 2022 #90