[austinTparty]

We have a winner!!!

Doesn't anyone else (Catholic) here remember when their children were baptized? Baptism by desire is always discussed in preparation for the sacrament. Also, when I was godmother for my niece, the priest left the choice of "to immerse or not to immerse" up to the parents (they had a huge baptismal font with a fountain). Some churches allow parents to bring a special recipient to aid in pouring the holy water... in other words, there's not only one way to put together the water and the baptisand!

[haole]

Unfortunately, at my parish, and at many in this area, the liberal Priests do a "butt-dipping", or allow the parents to hold the baby, which is against Church teaching. The basic formula has always been, since John the Baptist poured water on the head of Jesus, was for the Priest to pour water onthe head of the baby. Liturgical abuse runs rampant and needs to be cleaned up.