Setback.

[Radagast]

...I have to continue going there for at least the next couple weeks because I'm set to get baptized there, and I would ask to get baptized Catholic...

You can't be "baptized Catholic," just "baptized Christian":

1271 Baptism constitutes the foundation of communion among all Christians, including those who are not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church: "For men who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized are put in some, though imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church. Justified by faith in Baptism, {they} are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church." "Baptism therefore constitutes the sacramental bond of unity existing among all who through it are reborn." (Catholic Catechism)

The question that may be important to you in future is: does the Catholic Church recognise the baptism you will receive as valid? The answer will depend on the words used:

1256 The ordinary ministers of Baptism are the bishop and priest and, in the Latin Church, also the deacon. In case of necessity, anyone, even a non-baptized person, with the required intention, can baptize, by using the Trinitarian baptismal formula. The intention required is to will to do what the Church does when she baptizes. The Church finds the reason for this possibility in the universal saving will of God and the necessity of Baptism for salvation.

1278 The essential rite of Baptism consists in immersing the candidate in water or pouring water on his head, while pronouncing the invocation of the Most Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

You should check with an expert, but I think that if you go through RCIA later, they will recognise any Trinitarian baptism, provided that you have a certificate of baptism or a letter from a pastor.

-- Radagast

 

[Archbishop 10-K]

Yo, Travis,

I'm in pretty much the same boat as you are. My mom is a Seventh-day Adventist (a group that believes as doctrine that the Pope is the Antichrist and will persecute "true Christians" in the last days.) I have to go to that church almost every day of the week because my mom is so involved (and, sadly, so am I.) Thankfully, the people there aren't bothered by it that much, but my mom....... wow. She despises Catholicism.

 

[Mystery5]

Dear ArchBishop,

I'm amazed at you and Travis. You are very couragous and commited. I applaud you both!

 

[JeffreyLloyd]

Dear ArchBishop,

I'm amazed at you and Travis. You are very couragous and commited. I applaud you both!

You two rock! Keep the faith!

 

[Archbishop 10-K]

Yes, I would suggest refusing the baptism.

About two months ago, the youth at my mom's church (all my friends) were getting baptized and I refused. It caused a scene, since I'm known in the congregation for being the most well-versed in Scripture (not yet a master apologist like some OBOB folks, though) but when you read the Bible too much, it often turns you Catholic.

I think refusing baptism in a non-Catholic church makes a lot of sense, kind of like how Catholics should refuse Communion in non-Catholic churches. Baptisms are often bound up in accepting all that the baptizing church believes. To accept baptism in a Baptist church is indirectly professing that faith, regardless of whether or not canon law attaches mortal sin to it. If I were baptized in my mom's church, I would also have to recite an Adventist profession of faith.

 

[Mystery5]

Yes, I would suggest refusing the baptism.

About two months ago, the youth at my mom's church (all my friends) were getting baptized and I refused. It caused a scene, since I'm known in the congregation for being the most well-versed in Scripture (not yet a master apologist like some OBOB folks, though) but when you read the Bible too much, it often turns you Catholic.

I think refusing baptism in a non-Catholic church makes a lot of sense, kind of like how Catholics should refuse Communion in non-Catholic churches. Baptisms are often bound up in accepting all that the baptizing church believes. To accept baptism in a Baptist church is indirectly professing that faith, regardless of whether or not canon law attaches mortal sin to it. If I were baptized in my mom's church, I would also have to recite an Adventist profession of faith.

I agree. Very well stated. Did I mention that I have some daughters???

 

[PioMagnus]

I agree. Very well stated. Did I mention that I have some daughters???

LOL!!!

 

[Radagast]

I don't see how you guys get this. I thought baptism was a duty, and that a Baptist baptism was a perfectly valid one?

-- Radagast

 

[Archbishop 10-K]

I agree. Very well stated. Did I mention that I have some daughters???

Hehehe, I already have a girlfriend who wants to join the Church, too; but thanks for the thought. (Our parents must be thinking Catholicism is some sort of communicable disease, LOL!)

I don't see how you guys get this. I thought baptism was a duty, and that a Baptist baptism was a perfectly valid one?

It is, but I think it's illicit (can any canon expert verify this?) except for life/death scenarios. But when given the option of taking a non-Catholic baptism now and a Catholic baptism later, the Catholic should choose the latter.

It was actually pretty hard for me to refuse a baptism at my mom's church, considering that I fully believe in the actual grace and power of the sacrament (which is ironic, considering that SDAs believe it's only symbolic.) And not to mention, it would probably make my RCIA process easier. But, we must all stand up for what we believe.

 

[Radagast]

...It is, but I think it's illicit (can any canon expert verify this?) except for life/death scenarios. But when given the option of taking a non-Catholic baptism now and a Catholic baptism later, the Catholic should choose the latter...

Perhaps, but surely for someone not yet Catholic, any baptism is a step in the right direction? (Communion would be different, because non-Catholic communion isn't regarded as valid).

-- Radagast

 

[Radagast]

... But, we must all stand up for what we believe.

Can't argue with that!

-- Radagast

 

[PioMagnus]

I am kind of wondering the same thing. We believe that a baptism with proper intent forgives all past sins. This is definately something you want in case you (heaven forbid) get in a car accident and die. Now, the intent is where we may be lacking. Sneak off to a priest and ask him. Unfortunately, he legally cannot baptise you without parental consent (I believe).