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To: ansel12

When a Protestant converts to Catholicism the Catholic Church does not baptize them again because they have already been baptized in another Christian church. Catholics recognize Protestants as Christian.


6 posted on 06/25/2015 3:13:28 PM PDT by forgotten man
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To: forgotten man

Yes I know, but nonetheless, that seems to be the path taken by Jindal.

Supposedly “According to outgoing SBC President Frank Page, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was “baptized and led to Christ by Tommy French,” a well-known Southern Baptist who pastors Jefferson Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.”


7 posted on 06/25/2015 3:19:15 PM PDT by ansel12 (Trump- I identify as Democrat-- favorite president?-Clinton-- your veep? "Oprah my first choice".)
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To: forgotten man
When a Protestant converts to Catholicism the Catholic Church does not baptize them again because they have already been baptized in another Christian church. Catholics recognize Protestants as Christian.

When I was in a Catholic high school in the 60s, we learned that in the case of a Protestant converting to Catholicism, he received "conditional Baptism" -- i.e., "If thou art not already baptized, I baptize thee ..."

20 posted on 06/25/2015 3:54:13 PM PDT by maryz
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To: forgotten man

In some cases people are re-baptized because the original Baptism formula was not followed.


35 posted on 06/25/2015 6:10:17 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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