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    612 Commentary Validity of Baptism in The Catholic Church

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    This document provides guidelines for determining the validity of baptisms. It lists religious denominations and whether their baptisms are considered valid or invalid. It also outlines the requirements for a baptism to be valid, including using water and the Trinitarian formula. Factors that could invalidate a baptism are using something other than water, not using immersion or pouring, or omitting parts of the Trinity from the formula. In cases of doubt about a baptism's validity, further inquiry is recommended to verify the specific circumstances.

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    This document provides guidelines for determining the validity of baptisms. It lists religious denominations and whether their baptisms are considered valid or invalid. It also outlines the requirements for a baptism to be valid, including using water and the Trinitarian formula. Factors that could invalidate a baptism are using something other than water, not using immersion or pouring, or omitting parts of the Trinity from the formula. In cases of doubt about a baptism's validity, further inquiry is recommended to verify the specific circumstances.

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    This document provides guidelines for determining the validity of baptisms. It lists religious denominations and whether their baptisms are considered valid or invalid. It also outlines the requirements for a baptism to be valid, including using water and the Trinitarian formula. Factors that could invalidate a baptism are using something other than water, not using immersion or pouring, or omitting parts of the Trinity from the formula. In cases of doubt about a baptism's validity, further inquiry is recommended to verify the specific circumstances.

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    This document provides guidelines for determining the validity of baptisms. It lists religious denominations and whether their baptisms are considered valid or invalid. It also outlines the requirements for a baptism to be valid, including using water and the Trinitarian formula. Factors that could invalidate a baptism are using something other than water, not using immersion or pouring, or omitting parts of the Trinity from the formula. In cases of doubt about a baptism's validity, further inquiry is recommended to verify the specific circumstances.

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    DOCUMENT 612

    VALIDITY OF BAPTISM

    VALID BAPTISMS INVALID BAPTISMS


    (unless there exists a specific proof to the contrary)
    African Methodist Episcopal Amana Church Society
    Amish Apostolic Church
    Anglican/Church of England/Episcopalian American Ethical Union
    Anglican Broad Church Apostolic Church
    Assembly of God Apostolic Faith Mission
    Assyrian Church of the East Bohemian Free Thinkers
    Baptist (13 years of age and up) Children of God
    Christian Reformed Church Christadelphians
    Church of the Brethren Christian Community (Rudolph Steiner)
    Church of Christ Christians of the Universal Brotherhood (Doukhobors)
    Church of God Church of Daniels Band
    Church of the Nazarene Church of Divine Science
    Congregational Church Church of Illumination
    Disciples of Christ / Disciples and Christians Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon)
    Eastern/Oriental (monophysite) Church of the Lord Jesus (Winona, ON)
    Evangelical Churches Church of the New Jerusalem / Swedenborgian Church
    Evangelical Untied Brethren Church of Revelation
    Foursquare Gospel Church Church of Scientology / Christian Scientists
    Liberal Catholic Church Erieside Church
    Lutheran General Assembly of Spiritualists
    Methodist (Free) Hephzibah Faith Missionary Association
    National Churches: House of David Church
     Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association Iglesia ni Kristo (Philippines)
     Philippine National Church Independent Church of Filipinio Christians
     Polish National Church (member of the Utrecht) Jehovah’s Witness (Watchtower Society)
    Old Catholic National David Spiritual Temple of Christ Church Union
    Old Catholic Church of the Union of Utrecht National Spiritualist Association
    Old Roman Catholic New Jerusalem Church
    Orthodox Churches, Easter / Oriental (monophysite) People’s Church of Chicago
    Presbyterian Church Reunification Church (Moonies)
    Presbyterian Church in Canada Shakers
    Reformed Church Spiritualist Church
    Society of St. Pius X The New Church
    Swedish Covenant Church Unitarians / Unitarian Universalists
    United Church of Canada United Society of Believers
    United Church of Christ Universal Emancipation Church
    United Methodist Church of the Philippines
    United Reformed
    Uniting Church in Australia
    Waldensian
    Zion

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    DOCUMENT 612

    NO BAPTISM BAPTISM – UNCERTAIN VALIDITY


    First Church of Christ, Scientist (Mary Baker Eddy) Adventists (Seventh-Day)
    Masons/Free Masons Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarene)
    Salvation Army Christian and Missionary Alliance
    Quakers Society of Friends Hutterites
    Mennonites
    Metropolitan Community Church
    Moravian
    Pentecostal Churches
    Philippines Independent Church/Aglipayan (valid after
    1961)
    Worldwide Church of God (invalid before mid-1990s)
    Plymouth Brethren

    REQUIREMENTS FOR BAPTISMAL VALIDITY


    1. The matter and the form:
     Application of true water – whether by pouring or immersion
     Use of the Trinitarian formula, pronounced by the same minister who simultaneously
    administers the water: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
    Spirit.”
    2. The intention of the minister to do what the Church does (this does not necessarily mean
    holding the Catholic doctrine of Baptism).

    3. The intent/consent of the person receiving Baptism (age of reason), or of the parents
    asking for Baptism for their child.

    FACTORS THAT WOULD INVALIDATE A BAPTISM INCLUDE:


     The use of a substance other than water
     An action other than the pouring of water or immersion in water (e.g. the use of sprinkling,
    when the water does not clearly touch the skin of the person being baptized)
     The use of a formula which changes or omits the names of the Persons of the Trinity, such as “I
    baptize you in the name of the Creator, the Redeemer, and the Sanctifier”
     Having one person pour the water while another person pronounces the words of the formula
     Baptism in a community whose beliefs are so far removed from Trinitarian Faith (e.g.
    Mormonism) that the minister does not truly intend Christian baptism
     A lack of consent to be baptized on the part of someone who has reached the age of reason.

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    * In cases of doubt, the pastor or his delegate is to inquire into the individual circumstances of the
    Baptism to verify its validity. This could be done by querying the baptized person (if baptized as an
    adult), the parents, the baptizing minister, or a witness.

    If after an extensive inquiry, there remains a serious, positive, and probable doubt that the
    Baptism of a person is valid, contact the Chancery Office before proceeding with a Conditional
    Baptism.

    REFERENCES
    1. Canonical and Pastoral Guide for Parishes, 3rd edition, 2006, Wilson & Lafleur,
    Montreal, PQ, 3.1.1 – 3.1.3.
    2. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter, 05 June 2001.
    3. Commission on Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs Forum in Clergy Report
    April/May 1996, Archdiocese of New York.
    4. Archdiocese of Vancouver Guidelines, 31 May 2001
    5. Introductory Training for Advocates, Archdiocese of Seattle, Office of Tribunal, 2007.
    6. Canonical Handbook for Parish Secretaries, Office of Canonical Services,
    Diocese of London, November 2011.
    7. Guidelines for Recognition of Baptisms, CCCB Episcopal Commissions for Doctrine,
    October 2015.

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