To: 
From: "Vern Humphrey" 
Reply-To: r_catholic-l{at}yahoogroups.com

To: seanmbrook{at}aol.com [mailto:seanmbrook{at}aol.com]
> >
> > SMB>  Indeed!   Hope your daughter didn't fall for any
> > > New Age twaddle!
> >
> > VH> No, that she avoided.
> > >
>  Your younger daughter?  That was the one whom I
>  meant.

No, it's the older one who was a Wiccan and is now a Buddist.
> >
> > VH> A child should ALWAYS be welcome -- the worst thing that
> can happen is
> > that
> > it will fail to grow up as a practicing catholic -- which is
> exactly what
> > will happen if the child is NOT baptized!
> >
>  True.  This makes sense.  A little more "tactical"
>  flexibility is called for.

It seems to me that it would be a mortal sin to withhold baptism.
>
> > VH> On the other hand, accepting the child for baptism, and
> gently suggesting
> > the parents take a few classes ahead of time, and attend Mass
> MIGHT bring
> > the whole family back to the Church.
> >
>  I agree.  Explaining why illicit marriages or "shacking
>  up" is wrong needs to be done better and more
>  carefully.
>
>  And, I hope some dioceses are doing roughly what
>  you propose.
>
I'd like to find one that is -- maybe we could spread the word.



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