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Baptism: Questions & Answers

Explore 14 questions and answers about Baptism, answered by Dr. Robert Sungenis.

  • What does Confirmation do that Baptism did not?
  • Is a godparent who has left the faith still the child's godparent?
  • Why did Jesus rebuke Nicodemus for not knowing about being born of water?
  • Did circumcision remove original sin like baptism, and are all the Holy Innocents in heaven?
  • Why can some sacraments be valid outside the Catholic Church but not others?
  • Why is repentance required before baptism, given verses like Mark 1:14-15?
  • What is required for a valid baptism, and does baptism save you?
  • What happens to unbaptized infants, and does the catechism's limbo of the innocents apply?
  • How do baptism and faith relate, and why does Ephesians 2:8-10 mention only faith?
  • Reading the Council of Trent, which is more important, baptism or the Eucharist, or are they equally important?
  • Is a baby saved initially through baptism and the faith of his parents, and when must he have his own personal faith?
  • Is a baptism valid if performed in a Lutheran church by a female pastor?
  • How is baptism of desire compatible with Canon 5 of Session 7 of the Council of Trent?
  • Does 'born again' mean baptism, or does it mean a renewal of the mind?
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