[annalex]

As any sacrament, Catholic baptism mixes the divine participation through grace with human actions and sacramental elements, in this case, water. It is true that there is only one Catholic baptism that is a valid sacrament; when a Protestant is baptized, invoking the Holy Trinity, with the intention to receive the Holy Ghost and become Christian, he becomes Catholic, even though, sadly, his actions later on in life may expel him from the saving lap of the Mother Church.

Other baptisms are mentioned in the Bible, all to various extents pointing to the true one, and all involving water. The word "baptism", by the way, means "washing" or "immersion". When St. Paul writes of "divers washings" in Hebrews 9:10, he actually writes "διαφοροις βαπτισμοις", "various baptisms".

[smvoice]

Then explain to me 1 Cor. 12:13. It distinctly says "BY one Spirit are we all baptized into one body...". Emphasis on BY, showing WHO is doing the baptizing here. It is not a priest, or a pastor, or water. It is the Holy Spirit doing the baptizing as He places us into the Body of Christ.

[Iscool]

As any sacrament, Catholic baptism mixes the divine participation through grace with human actions and sacramental elements, in this case, water.

And that's another reason why God condemns your religion...It doesn't matter what you mix together God will not accept you changing what he has commissioned...

[Iscool]

Other baptisms are mentioned in the Bible, all to various extents pointing to the true one, and all involving water. The word "baptism", by the way, means "washing" or "immersion".

I'm glad you pointed that out showing us that the Catholic religion has never had a legitimate water baptism...

When St. Paul writes of "divers washings" in Hebrews 9:10, he actually writes "διαφοροις βαπτισμοις", "various baptisms".

No...The entire context is the obsolete priesthood of the OT where things that were unclean were to be washed, not baptized...Again, no need for priests...Jesus took care of it all since we are now washed with his blood, not drunk, but washed...