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  2. Godparent - Wikipedia

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    A godparent must normally be an appropriate person, at least sixteen years of age, a confirmed Catholic who has received the Eucharist, not under any canonical penalty, and may not be the parent of the child. Someone who belongs to another Christian church cannot become a godparent but can be a 'witness' in conjunction with a Catholic sponsor.

  3. Baptismal vows - Wikipedia

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    Baptismal vows are the renunciations required of an adult candidate for baptism just before the sacrament is conferred. [1] In the case of an infant baptism they are given by the godparents (sponsors) or parents themselves. In many Christian denominations, the taking of baptismal vows incorporates a person into church membership. [2]

  4. Reformed baptismal theology - Wikipedia

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    Friedrich Schleiermacher, an influential nineteenth-century Reformed theologian, saw baptism as the way the church receives new members and taught that faith is a precondition for baptism. He was ambivalent about the practice of infant baptism, teaching that it was not an essential institution, but could be continued as long as the church was ...

  5. Transgender people can be baptized Catholic, serve as ...

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    VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican's doctrinal office said on ...

  6. Person (Catholic canon law) - Wikipedia

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    To be a godparent at the bestowal of baptism and confirmation, a Catholic must be confirmed and must normally be 16 years old (canon 874 CIC). The days of abstinence are to be respected by Catholics of at least 14 years of age; the law of fasting from 18 to the beginning of the sixtieth year (canon 1252 CIC).

  7. Confirmation (Lutheran Church) - Wikipedia

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    Confirmation in the Lutheran Church is a public profession of faith prepared for by long and careful instruction. In English, it may also be referred to as "affirmation of baptism", and is a mature and public reaffirmation of the faith which "marks the completion of the congregation's program of confirmation ministry".

  8. Denzel Washington Gets Baptized and Becomes a Minister During ...

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    Denzel Washington just got baptized and became a minister — and no, it wasn’t in preparation for a movie role. On Saturday, Dec. 21, the Gladiator II star, 69, was baptized at the Kelly Temple ...

  9. Baptism - Wikipedia

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    In the Catholic Church by baptism all sins are forgiven, original sin and all personal sins. [233] Baptism not only purifies from all sins, but also makes the neophyte "a new creature", an adopted son of God, who has become a "partaker of the divine nature", member of Christ and co-heir with him, and a temple of the Holy Spirit.

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