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Kerri Hallam wrote:

Hi, guys —

I am just wondering:

  • Can get my child baptized as a Catholic even if I am not a Catholic?

My partner is a Catholic, as well as his family, but he was never confirmed.

  • Does this make any difference or would I need to transfer to the Catholic Church for
    my child to become a Catholic?

Kerri

  { Can get my child baptized as a Catholic, even if I am not a Catholic? }

Eric replied:

Kerri,

In order to be baptized Catholic, there would need to be a well-founded hope that the child would be raised Catholic. You would also need two practicing Catholics to be godparents.

To find out for sure whether you could, you would really need to consult your parish priest since it's up to their discretion.

Eric

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