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Adultery and children from it	Carolyn	Friday, November 24, 2017
Question: My husband cheated and got another girl pregnant then abondended his wife and family for this girl and baby. They baptized this child in a Catholic church and there is no divorce or desperation agreement is he allowed to do this in Catholic church?
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), CCD, LTh, DD, LNDC Dear Carolyn: I am sorry to hear about your husband's sin. We will pray for you and him. Baptism of a child is suppose to happen only if there is a reasonable expectation that the child will be raised Catholic. It would seem to me that such expectation is not present given that the couple are in a adulterous relationship. Without knowing all the details there is not much more that I can say. Regardless of this, however, the baptism is valid, even if it is not licit. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Adultery and children from it

Carolyn

Friday, November 24, 2017

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My husband cheated and got another girl pregnant then abondended his wife and family for this girl and baby. They baptized this child in a Catholic church and there is no divorce or desperation agreement is he allowed to do this in Catholic church?

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), CCD, LTh, DD, LNDC

Dear Carolyn:

I am sorry to hear about your husband's sin. We will pray for you and him.

Baptism of a child is suppose to happen only if there is a reasonable expectation that the child will be raised Catholic. It would seem to me that such expectation is not present given that the couple are in a adulterous relationship. Without knowing all the details there is not much more that I can say.

Regardless of this, however, the baptism is valid, even if it is not licit.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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