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Offline Viva Cristo Rey

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Baptism or Christening?
« on: June 06, 2017, 05:42:10 AM »
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    • I say Baptism.   My sister says Christening.  Which is correct for Catholics?
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    Offline FaithfulSonofTheChrist

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    Re: Baptism or Christening?
    « Reply #1 on: June 06, 2017, 07:23:57 AM »
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    • Both are correct. In the United States, baptism is used almost exclusively. Whereas here in the UK we use the two interchangeably, like Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit. 

    The etymology of christening is simply "Christ". A person is christened or dedicated to Christ by baptising them. Prior to the 1970's, a minister of the Church of England used to go out and christen all new ships for the Royal Navy, by spirinklig and anointing them upon their ceremonial ship launching.

    Baptism just simply more specifically refers to the actual sacrament ( the outward sign of an inward grace) in which the person is claimed for Christ and His Church, rather than the ceremony.

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    “Go ye therefore, and teach unto all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew XXVIII:XIX).
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    Re: Baptism or Christening?
    « Reply #2 on: June 06, 2017, 10:47:30 AM »
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    • I tend to say baptism, but it is really two words for the same thing.  Sort of like Holy Communion and Holy Eucharist.
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    Re: Baptism or Christening?
    « Reply #3 on: June 06, 2017, 12:43:16 PM »
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    • Quote from: Dolores on June 06, 2017, 10:47:30 AM
    I tend to say baptism, but it is really two words for the same thing.  Sort of like Holy Communion and Holy Eucharist.
    This.
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    Re: Baptism or Christening?
    « Reply #4 on: June 06, 2017, 01:04:25 PM »
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    • The dictionary definition of Christening is to give a Christian name at Baptism.  So, technically, I suppose, the two words could generally be used interchangeably.

    In my experience, however, Protestants I've known who are members of sects that do not baptize infants have had "Christening ceremonies" for their babies at their churches.  Though invited to a few, I've never attended so I don't know what they do there nor could anyone really explain the purpose of the ceremony any more than to tell me that they were "welcoming the new baby into their congregation" (something that I have heard Novus Ordo priests say was the purpose of baptism).  For this reason, I have always shied away from "Christening" as it just sounds Protestant to me.  That's merely a personal preferences on my part, though.
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    Re: Baptism or Christening?
    « Reply #5 on: June 06, 2017, 11:22:55 PM »
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    • Quote from: FaithfulSonofTheChrist on June 06, 2017, 07:23:57 AM
    Both are correct. In the United States, baptism is used almost exclusively. Whereas here in the UK we use the two interchangeably, like Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit.

    The etymology of christening is simply "Christ". A person is christened or dedicated to Christ by baptising them. Prior to the 1970's, a minister of the Church of England used to go out and christen all new ships for the Royal Navy, by spirinklig and anointing them upon their ceremonial ship launching.

    Baptism just simply more specifically refers to the actual sacrament ( the outward sign of an inward grace) in which the person is claimed for Christ and His Church, rather than the ceremony.

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    “Go ye therefore, and teach unto all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew XXVIII:XIX).
    Well, in American traditional circles, it is almost always "Holy Ghost" as "Holy Spirit" became all the rage in the discussions of the new people.  "Sirit" seems to opt out of the obvious person-hood of each of the three members of the Trinity.
    Also, don't forget that Baptism removes Original Sin--a major obstacle to Salvation.
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    Re: Baptism or Christening?
    « Reply #6 on: June 07, 2017, 08:52:36 AM »
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    • Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey on June 06, 2017, 05:42:10 AM
    I say Baptism.   My sister says Christening.  Which is correct for Catholics?
    I never heard of Christening, just like I never heard of all the other Novus Ordo ecuмenical euphemisms. If they do it in England like someone mentioned, well, England is not a Catholic culture. In all the Catholic cultures it is baptism. In scripture it is baptism. Latin Baptismus, Spanish bautizo, Italian Battesimo, Portuguese batismo, French Bapteme.  
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