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Is a godparent who has left the faith still the child's godparent?

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Robert Sungenis answers that you have to go to the church and report it officially, naming the godparent who has left the faith and asking for a replacement. He says the church will allow it: you bring your candidate, they test the person, and then they accept it, but it has to be done officially.

A viewer asks whether a godparent who has left the faith is still the godparent.

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You have to go to the church and tell them officially, for example that John Smith, the godparent, has left the faith, and that you need a new godparent. The church will allow you to do that; you bring your candidate to them, they test the person a little bit, and then they will accept it. But you have to go to the church and get it done officially.

Answered by Dr. Robert Sungenis

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