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- From: nuge@ct.med.ge.com (James A. Nugent)
- Subject: Re: baptismal rites for infants in the roman catholic church
- In-Reply-To: jbuffer@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu's message of Thu, 24 Dec 1992 01:03:01 GMT
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- <1992Dec24.010301.6217@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 92 23:11:58 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec24.010301.6217@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- jbuffer@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (James J Buffer) writes:
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- > >On Fri, 4 Dec 1992 19:59:58 CST "Edward J. Branley"
- > ><elendil@SEASHELL.MINTIR.NEW-ORLEANS.LA.US> said:
- > >
- > >> We had Kathleen baptized in the hospital, and followed that up with
- > >> a formal christening in the Church a couple of months after she got
- > >> out of the hospital.
- > >
- > >She was baptised twice?
-
- > No. Baptism may be conferred only once. Even if one were to pour
- > water over a previously baptized person and pronounce the proper
- > sacramental formula, this would not be a sacrament. What you are
- > describing is commonly known as "supplying the ceremonies." That is,
- > all the various rites normally performed during baptism are carried
- > out, except for the baptism itself. This would include profession of
- > faith and baptismal promises by the parents and godparents,
- > anointing with the oil of catechumens and chrism, lighting of the
- > baptismal candle, etc.
-
- This is exactly what happened with our youngest child. I
- baptized him in the hospital nursery, immediately before he was
- transferred by ambulance to a another hospital with a neonatal ICU.
-
- A ceremony was performed later in church, but it did not
- include the actual baptism. His batism certificate shows that date,
- time, and place (Elmbrook hospital) of the origianal bapism, and lists
- my name as the one who performed it.
- --
- Jim Nugent
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