I wonder what's going to happen with my niece. My sister is resolutely Not Catholic, though spiritual in a broadly Christian But Pagan-Friendly way. Her husband's Catholicism comes out to play in interesting ways: He was happy to live with her, but they had to get married in the Catholic Church; he doesn't go to church regularly, and is fine with the major faiths, but he freaked when he discovered I'm Pagan and insisted that any children they have be brought up Catholic. My sister said, "You bring them up Catholic. I'll give them the agnostic view, and Karen can bang on about other religions." I have no idea how this will play out when it comes time for baptism. Will my sister balk? Will Paul insist? Will I be even considered as a godmother - especially as in the RC rite of baptism, godparents have to profess their faith in Christ. I might have a wee problem with:
Celebrant: Do you believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth? Parents and godparents: I do. Celebrant: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead, an is now seated at the right hand of the Father? Parents and godparents: I do. Celebrant: Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting? Parents and godparents: I do. Celebrant: This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Now, I suppose I could say that I believe in it insofar as I believe that it exists, and that all that part of the world's mythology is as valid as any other, the way I believe in Santeria, or Sikhism, or that there are roads and planes, even if I don't worship that way. But still, it feels a bit weird.
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Date: 2005-12-05 12:58 pm (UTC)Celebrant: Do you believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth?
Parents and godparents: I do.
Celebrant: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead, an is now seated at the right hand of the Father?
Parents and godparents: I do.
Celebrant: Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting?
Parents and godparents: I do.
Celebrant: This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Now, I suppose I could say that I believe in it insofar as I believe that it exists, and that all that part of the world's mythology is as valid as any other, the way I believe in Santeria, or Sikhism, or that there are roads and planes, even if I don't worship that way. But still, it feels a bit weird.