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Why is the Catholic Church much stricter for Confirmation sponsors/godparents than for baptism sponsors/godparents?
I have been a godparent 17 times. For baptism, the Catholic Churches where I was godparent usually required one meeting and then reminded you that you had to be a practicing Catholic who has been Baptized, Confirmed and received your First Communion. They either assume or take your word for it. There was not a single baptism where I was asked to present any documentation.
However, almost every time I was a godparent/sponsor for confirmation. (BTW, I use both terms because I notice in different parts of the country and different cultures refer to Confirmation sponsors as godparents). But anyway, every single time I was a godparent for confirmation I had to present my own baptism, first communion and confirmation certificates to my own church office along with a form from the church where the confirmation was taking place.
I had to sign the form, my pastor reviewed my documents and then signed it. They affixed the parish seal and then I turned that form in to the church where the confirmation was going to be. The form even said that it is only valid one year from the date it was signed. There was a lot more preparation for the Confirmation. We had several meetings, a retreat and several practices.
So why so much fuss about confirmation? Thanks.
5 Answers
- ?Lv 74 months agoFavorite Answer
They should have asked you for that information for the baptisms too.
You stand in for the child at their baptism and sponsor them at confirmation because you agree to see they are raised with a Catholic education. Of course the Catholic Church has to make sure you are a practicing Catholic.
In other cultures, the godparent also adopts the child if the parents die.
- 4 months ago
Confirmation that you're going to HELL and you're a member of the body of "the Mother of Harlots" (Revelation 17:5) you must present documents that you're qualified to take the baby to HELL with you which is more relevant than confirmation of their teachings of a water baptism for salvation that requires no documentation.
Thanks
Hope this helps!
- Neptune2bsureLv 64 months ago
It is more important that you understand as a Godparent you are charged with the well being of the child if anything happens to their parents. In confirmation it is only to bear witness that the child is agreeing to become a soldier for God's truth. These are man made sacraments, why baptize a baby when Jesus was baptized at 33. It is a Catholic sacrament created by the Catholic religion. I certainly don't believe that God would send a baby to hell just because he wasn't baptized but that is what the religion teaches.
- Anonymous4 months ago
There are no "godparents" in the Bible, no "confirmation" in the Bible, not "purgatory" in the Bible, and no "infant baptism" in the Bible. And water baptism even for adults can't be added to getting into heaven and avoiding hell. See 1 Corinthians 1:17. Catholic beliefs lead to torments in hell because they teach works for salvation, so get completely away from catholic. The first Christians in Acts in the Bible were obviously not catholic, so get away from catholic. Here is what you need to believe: Nobody can be good enough to avoid hell. So to avoid hell, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is that easy. When a person dies, they will be in heaven or hell, and they can't get out of hell if that is where they go. To go to heaven and not go to hell, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, without adding any of your works. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is God and who died on the cross and shed His blood to pay for all our sins, and who resurrected from the dead. See Romans 4:5 and 1 Corinthians 15:3-4.
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- Anonymous4 months ago
This is a great honor and means if something happens to the parents that you will be there to help the child. They are strict because they want the kids to be safe.
