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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with this lady. I went to Catholic school for 5 years and became a believer but since my parents (one a Catholic, the other Protestant) had never had me baptized, I am now in my 50's and still want to be baptized. I joined a parish about a year ago with this desire in my heart but was told I had to attend a year-long ROTC course at night, then needed a sponsor, etc. etc. I don't understand this. I'm an adult, I know what I'm doing, I've read the gospels, I'm a believer, why can't I be baptized on that basis? I struggled on with their requirements but after a few months found that several of the women in the Catholic league were treating me with suspicion because I'm an outsider and didn't grow up here. One woman even started questioning me on one occasion in front of a roomful of people which was not only embarrassing but made me question what being a Christian means if they could be so judgemental of someone whose only goal was to be baptized. Although a handful of other devout women were still guiding me, I decided to stop going to this parish as I felt like an outsider. I still want to be baptized but feel reluctant to put myself out again at another parish. Why so difficult indeed, I agree.[/quote]

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