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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you sure you have to be confirmed?  Dh and I are both lapsed Catholics.  We got DS baptized because it meant a lot to our mothers.  Dh's sister was never confirmed and she was able to be the Godmother [/quote]

When you baptized your son in the Catholic Church did you as the parents  not have to pledge to raise him as a Catholic according to church teachings? I think that is a pretty standard requirement across even the most liberal parishes, so not sure if your experience is in line with the norm.[/quote]

LOL. People lie...probably a good 50% of baptisms in the Church are to “get family off our backs” and you generally don’t ever see the kid again. A few come back for First Communion (again, just to please family and/or throw a party). Surely this is obvious. [/quote]

It is.  And it’s sad that they make light of something that is meant to be sacred and is important to so many.  But that’s on them for not being honest with themselves and their families.  [/quote]

I don’t know...I’m from a Catholic family and I can see why people do it. Some family members push so hard for these things that it’s easier to “give ina nd fake it” than cause a rift. I’d venture to say this is very common actually. I think the Catholic family members bear some responsibility here as they are putting their lapsed/non-believing family in an impossible situation. I don’t understand why they would prefer that the couple stand up there and lie (and everyone knows they are lying, including the pushy family and probably even the priest)- I really don’t understand it. [/quote]

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