From what I understand the sacrament of baptism requires pure/true(real?) and 'natural' water. What exactly does this entail? Here in Australia most of our drinking water is recycled so it's gone through a lot of processes and has been heavily treated. What about water made from a machine?

Does 'natural' water simply refer to H20 in order to differentiate from other liquids that might be mistaken as water? Does these things mentioned above invalidate the matter?

Pope Eugene IV "Exultate Deo", Council of Florence

"Holy baptism holds the first place among all the sacraments, for it is the gate of the spiritual life; through it we become members of Christ and of the body of the church. Since death came into the world through one person, unless we are born again of water and the spirit, we cannot, as Truth says, enter the kingdom of heaven. The matter of this sacrament is true and natural water, either hot or cold."

Also hot or cold? What about lukewarm?

Also hot or cold? What about lukewarm?

When he says hot or cold, he means that the temperature doesn't matter, i.e. hot or cold or anywhere in between.  Of course, you couldn't use ice unless you could get some of it to melt, since you can't exactly "wash" with ice.

Maybe if you don't have water at hand you can wish really hard upon a jar of honey and make it water of desire. Seriously, have you guys forgotten that God is not bound by the sacraments? You can use whatever! As if God would deprive someone of salvation just because you baptized them with beer or milk...



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You would of probably been better off using that as Bulletin Board Code tags, and without abbreviation.

I'd agree that it is something the most would perceive as water. Chrism was traditionally added to baptismal water and baptisms with said water are undoubtedly valid.