[NYer]

"The early Church conferred the Sacraments of Initiation on the children within families in which they were receiving, and would continue to receive, initiatory catechesis.

"The current practice of confirming children from families incapable of giving the necessary catechesis would not have been allowed in the early Church. Sacraments were seen as sacraments of faith, and would not have been conferred outside a faith context."

Amen!

I made my Confirmation at age 10. It made a very strong impact on my life. But back then, we were taught by the nuns using the Baltimore Catechism and the bishop only visited once every 2 years.

[narses]

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[Desdemona]

I agree with this bishop and the Pope, that we need to rethink Confirmation - and I’ve said that for a long time. Due to a lot of moves during middle school, I wasn’t confirmed until I was 17. I was the oldest in my class and one of three who knew what we were doing. The other two were 16. Even then, our preparation was quite poor. That experience really made me think about Confirmation and I honestly believe that even with all the blessings, it should not be given until such a time when the candidate has cognizant knowledge of what they are doing. Otherwise, it’s a disservice to everyone.