Rachel Gonales
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Hi, guys —
My husband and myself we're asked to baptize our nephew but the problem is we are not married in the Church.
- Can we still baptize him?
Rachel
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Can my husband and I baptize our nephew though we were not married in the Church? }
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Eric replied:
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Hi, Rachel —
Except in case of emergency, only a priest or deacon may lawfully baptize into the Catholic Church.
Whether you're married in the Church is irrelevant.
Eric
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Mike replied:
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Hi, Rachel —
In addition to what my colleague Eric said, the Church has to have a good hope that the child will be raised Catholic. Without that hope, [he or she] can't be baptized.
Hope this helps,
Mike
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