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[kimber1]

okay so i've been delving in the CCC again

2106 says "nobody may be forced to act against his convictions, nor is anyone to be restrained from acting in accordance with his conscience in religious matters in private or in public, alone or in association.......

what i was wondering was this. in another recent thread someone asked what if you don't understand or 100% accept everything that the Church teaches. is this a reference to that or something totally different??

okay and next question.
in 2156 it talks about the Christian name being given at baptism and that it could be the name of a saint and this assures of their intercession. okay as an already baptized person outside of the Catholic Church, this option isn't open to me i'm assuming then?

 

[Metanoia02]

okay so i've been delving in the CCC again

2106 says "nobody may be forced to act against his convictions, nor is anyone to be restrained from acting in accordance with his conscience in religious matters in private or in public, alone or in association.......

what i was wondering was this. in another recent thread someone asked what if you don't understand or 100% accept everything that the Church teaches. is this a reference to that or something totally different??

okay and next question.
in 2156 it talks about the Christian name being given at baptism and that it could be the name of a saint and this assures of their intercession. okay as an already baptized person outside of the Catholic Church, this option isn't open to me i'm assuming then?

That part of the Catechism is referring to religious freedom. We as Catholic cannot force people to believe what we believe. They must come to God and the Church as free individuals. Their freedom of conscience must be respected. A person can only come to know God and be in relationship with Him through a free conscience. When a person enters the Church as a free person can they then submit to the truth and authority of the Church.

When you are confirmed in the faith when you enter the Church you will be able to chose a saint at that time. You won't miss a thing.

 

[KC Catholic]

in 2156 it talks about the Christian name being given at baptism and that it could be the name of a saint and this assures of their intercession. okay as an already baptized person outside of the Catholic Church, this option isn't open to me i'm assuming then?

Nah...I was worried about this, too. When you are confirmed you can chose a Saint. For me it was not brought to my attention - so I did it on my own. I chose Gabriel because he is the patron saint of Communications workers, broadcasters, etc. And I also chose St. Jude since that was the church in which I was confirmed.

 

[kimber1]

ahh cool!! see i was all worried i'd be missing out! i envy y'all that were born and rasied Catholic, hmm but then that's a sin too

 

[Aaron-Aggie]

ahh cool!! see i was all worried i'd be missing out! i envy y'all that were born and rasied Catholic, hmm but then that's a sin too

The Divine Will shall be done.

 

[Benedicta00]

Kimber,

There are many Catholics who baptize their children who don't give them saint names and they take one on confirmation. Sadly not many Catholics know they are supposed to give them a patron saint, but they don't.

 

[kimber1]

okay i'm glad you mentioned that because it brings up another question. my priest has told me that as far as my youngest (3) goes that upon my confirmation he would basically be considered Catholic because of me but that obvioulsy he'll need to be baptized. and since most do this at the infant stage how would this differ for my son?

 

[Benedicta00]

okay i'm glad you mentioned that because it brings up another question. my priest has told me that as far as my youngest (3) goes that upon my confirmation he would basically be considered Catholic because of me but that obvioulsy he'll need to be baptized. and since most do this at the infant stage how would this differ for my son?

It wouldn’t. He would be baptized in the same way we all are. You may want it to be private however. He would have Godparents and his parents who speak on his behalf.

 

[KennySe]

And since your son will be close to 4 years old when he is baptized, you might want to dress him differently than when he was a few days old.

 

[kimber1]

lol, actually, he'll be closer to 5 when i get him baptized. he turns 4 this Easter. how cool is that!!!