Should catholic church wait until the child is over 18 to do the ordinances?

[Alwayreckles93]

My cousin plans on getting her baby baptist even dough I do not agree with it sense the child does not know any better from right or wrong. I told her that she should what until the child turns 18 to made that choice andbot hers of course typical catholic my cousin got very offended and claim that her baby should be baptist do first communion at age 8 and get conformation at teenage years. I mean why does the chruch allowed minnors to do this things instead of waiting until th child is old enough to made choices. My self as an ex catholic I did not want to do any of this crazy stuff parents force me into this religion later when the chuld grows up and decides not to be part of the catholic church. Yet I told my cousin to at least should had name her child Esther you know a more biblica name since cabolic claim to be christian instead my cousin choose the name Leilani what rediculos name is that? Why not name the baby Esther. That poor baby has no say. And do not come up to me asking meto return to catholic church because your request is invalid. Why does the catholic church forced all these crazy ordinances, Why not waot like order church when the child becomes of adult age?

[DJB72]

There's a difference between baptism and Baptism.

Sprinkling water on an infant's head doesn't make them Christian any more than letting them sleep in the garage makes them a car. It's something we do for the adults.

My son was Dedicated in a Baptist church wearing the same robe I was christened in in 1972, that my dad was Devoted wearing in 1942, my Grandfather was christened in in 1914 going all the way back to the mid 18th century when one of my ancestors said "hey, let's have a robe made for our son". It's a lovely tradition but spiritually means nothing more than jeans and a tee shirt.

I was christened age 3 months and "confirmed" into the Church of England aged 14. But the time I saw and felt a difference was in my early 20s when I went to watch two very dear friends get baptised and when the pastor asked if anyone else wanted to I heard myself say "YES!!!"

The step forward to Full Immersion Baptism as a public declaration of my Faith in my Saviour was something I hadn't realised I was missing.

As to the child's name, "Heavenly Garland of Flowers" or "Royal Child" is a decent name for a child, given those are the meanings of the name Leilani. It's not like "Jabez" was such a cool name when his mother named him in Chronicles.

[strateguy632]

seems over reacting for such minor ceremonies. especially in a society so numb we alter an infants body, with a LOSS of good skin... no delay until old enough to choose for themselves "if they chose circumcision at 18."

all those arguments you wrote are relevant to the "more urgent loss and alteration" in infant circumcision, but wether or not she eats the cracker age 9 is minor.

[supercutebutt]

I'm stumped. :( Post this question in the Relationships category and see what Dr. Brad thinks.

[zagor]

Who cares if the baby doesn't have choice over some water sprinkled on it's head? It's not like if they grow up to be an atheist they can't get into unheaven because they were baptized as a child.

[OtterMan68]

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[WhiteBoyChill]

I don’t see baptizing an infant as an issue. As you said, they still get to decide again later

[Bklynbadboy12]

She should baptize her baby there is nothing wrong with that