I met a girl from the Philippines online a while back. We have been talking for about a month and a half, and have been getting along well. But we aren't engaged, and have never even talked about getting married. We haven't even met in person.
But the other day she told me that her niece is being christened, and said she could make me a Godfather if I wanted. I wasn't sure what to say, so I just kind of expressed my doubts that it would be possible since I'm a protestant and didn't say much more about it. Today she told me that the date for the christening had been changed to tomorrow, and that she had signed me up as a Godfather.
I'm not sure what to do. I never met the baby or the parents. I never agreed to being a Godfather, she just put me on a list. Can you do that?
Anyway, what should I do? Should I protest and ask to be removed from the list? Should I say nothing and not worry about it since I never agreed to anything anyway? I don't mind praying now and then for a child I never met, or even sending her a Christmas present, but I don't want to commit to being a mentor or a second father for someone's child that I don't even know and may never meet. In my church we usually don't have godparents, so I don't know the full implications.
But the other day she told me that her niece is being christened, and said she could make me a Godfather if I wanted. I wasn't sure what to say, so I just kind of expressed my doubts that it would be possible since I'm a protestant and didn't say much more about it. Today she told me that the date for the christening had been changed to tomorrow, and that she had signed me up as a Godfather.
I'm not sure what to do. I never met the baby or the parents. I never agreed to being a Godfather, she just put me on a list. Can you do that?
Anyway, what should I do? Should I protest and ask to be removed from the list? Should I say nothing and not worry about it since I never agreed to anything anyway? I don't mind praying now and then for a child I never met, or even sending her a Christmas present, but I don't want to commit to being a mentor or a second father for someone's child that I don't even know and may never meet. In my church we usually don't have godparents, so I don't know the full implications.
