“To me, that sounds very much as if the rite is treating the newborn child as if he were possessed by the devil.”
In a sense that child is possessed by the devil since he is the prince of the world and that child has not received the grace of baptism.
Thank you both, that was informative.
A quick question. Thank-you in advance for your response.
Does God create new souls first before they receive the grace of baptism?