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BAPTISM AND GODPARENTS
BAPTISM AND GODPARENTS
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IN MEMORY OF JANET
The godparent relationship is not a one-way street, in which godparents are expected to provide emotional support, spiritual mentorship, and tangible goodies (such as money and gifts) while the children are but receptacles of bounty. Negligent godparents who fail to fork over the goods cannot be stripped of their god parenthood and replaced. Godparents do have responsibilities to their godchildren, and deliberate negligence and absenteeism cannot be excused, but godchildren are expected to participate in the relationship by offering their love, prayers, and sacrifices for the sake of their godparents.
In cases where godparents seem not to be living up to the responsibilities they agreed to undertake, perhaps their godchildren ought to be encouraged to offer their prayers and spiritual sacrifices for their godparent. Who knows? Maybe God can use the merits of a godchild's spiritual offerings to help a negligent or wayward godparent get his or her life back in order.
Michelle Arnold is a staff apologist at Catholic Answers. You can visit her personal blog or contact her online through Facebook.
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IN MEMORY OF JANET
The godparent relationship is not a one-way street, in which godparents are expected to provide emotional support, spiritual mentorship, and tangible goodies (such as money and gifts) while the children are but receptacles of bounty. Negligent godparents who fail to fork over the goods cannot be stripped of their god parenthood and replaced. Godparents do have responsibilities to their godchildren, and deliberate negligence and absenteeism cannot be excused, but godchildren are expected to participate in the relationship by offering their love, prayers, and sacrifices for the sake of their godparents.
In cases where godparents seem not to be living up to the responsibilities they agreed to undertake, perhaps their godchildren ought to be encouraged to offer their prayers and spiritual sacrifices for their godparent. Who knows? Maybe God can use the merits of a godchild's spiritual offerings to help a negligent or wayward godparent get his or her life back in order.
Michelle Arnold is a staff apologist at Catholic Answers. You can visit her personal blog or contact her online through Facebook.
WWW CATHOLIC COM PRINTED WITH PERMISSION
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