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To: faithhopecharity
Respectfully, would it be better to deny the (Innocent) Baby the sacrament of baptism

There is no other option, unfortunately, given the circumstances, if the Church is to remain Catholic with respect to such situations. Has to wait until adulthood. Situations like this are a consequence of society abandoning Catholicism and God: increasingly more bizarre and unfortunately "parenting" arrangements are to be expected. There is no way they or the children can immedately be accommodated in the Church.

27 posted on 07/26/2014 8:40:53 PM PDT by steve86 ( Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: steve86

Understood. I, for one, would welcome the child (since s/he is innocent of its parents’ sins).
Church schools could help such children perhaps even more than kids with healthy parents. The idea of In Loco Parentis has been a major part of traditional education....
at least the kids would be exposed to moral instruction, something they’d not be getting in their peculiarly odd “homes”

anyway, I’ve checked out of this thread, as I had my fair say...and I really don’t have any better answers than the limited thoughts previously submitted. I definitely wish to thank everyone who responded! Thanks! Over and out.


32 posted on 07/26/2014 9:05:09 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..))
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