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16. Actually I was taught in Catholic school that any baptized Catholic can perform a baptism

Tue Feb 15, 2022, 12:25 AM

Feb 2022

It's not just the priest who can perform baptism, even though he would normally perform the service. In an emergency, for example if an unbaptized baby is dying, any Catholic can baptize the baby before death.

I don't remember ever hearing someone say "We baptize you ...." As far as I know it has always been "I baptize you ...."

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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