Catholic godparent question

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Anonymous wrote:One can be the Confirmation sponsor later.

Unlike baptism, kids pick their own confirmation sponsor.

Yes but presumably this family chooses these roles as honors to the family so it shouldn't be hard for OP to push one of her kids to pick the leftover aunt. Plus the child should be choosing a person who is a model of faith which is the same criteria for godparent.

The whole point of confirmation is becoming a "soldier of Christ" -- an adult. And adults make choices for themselves, like who will be their sponsor. I've never heard of someone being pushed on a confirmee.

The “Catholic Bar Mitzvah” view of Confirmation, while widespread, is erroneous. Confirmation is one of the Sacraments of Initiation. It can be received at any age, and the Orthodox perform it along with Baptism.

Confirmation sponsors need to meet the same requirements as Baptismal sponsors.

Confirmation sponsors must meet the same requirements and they are selected by the person being confirmed - not by their parents, assuming the confirmee is an adolescent, i.e., old enough to be a "soldier of Christ" and not an infant incapable of making decisions for itself.