tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23189415.post7884857588827353945..comments2024-03-24T04:09:03.396-04:00Comments on The Cross Reference: Liturgy: Baptism's proper formJeffrey Pinyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08758581112217835988noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23189415.post-80348098632478784692008-03-04T13:13:00.000-05:002008-03-04T13:13:00.000-05:00I remeber when I was baptized the pracher saying, ...I remeber when I was baptized the pracher saying, "I now baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." So I quess we are brother Japhy which is wonderful isn't it.preachermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922837614859997243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23189415.post-64813514580774721152008-03-03T12:02:00.000-05:002008-03-03T12:02:00.000-05:00As long as you're baptized "in the name of the Fat...As long as you're baptized "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit", your baptism is a valid Christian one. The Catholic Church does not rebaptize anyone who has already been baptized. However, in the case of a person who isn't sure they've been baptized, the Church baptizes them "conditionally", meaning, they only do it with the intent of fixing the defect (a lack of baptism) if such a defect exists.<BR/><BR/>A non-Catholic who seeks full communion with the Catholic Church only needs to be baptized if they haven't already been baptized. Often, the Church will ask for some sort of documentary proof of baptism (which most Christian communities do anyway).<BR/><BR/>The problem the Church was addressing here, Kinney, is people who were "baptized" using a made-up formula that is not acceptable by the Church because it is not the formula that Jesus provided his apostles with.Jeffrey Pinyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758581112217835988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23189415.post-11006008105060161832008-03-03T10:21:00.000-05:002008-03-03T10:21:00.000-05:00Does it matter if I am baptized in the protestant ...Does it matter if I am baptized in the protestant church or the Catholic church? Should it matter as long as I am baptized and doing God's will for my life. Would I need to be re-baptized if I started going to the Catholic church? Why? These are just some questions I have about baptism. <BR/>Kinneypreachermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922837614859997243noreply@blogger.com