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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not Catholic, but was a [b]Christian witness[/b] to my nephew's baptism.  It was during mass, [b]so I went to mass (yuck)[/b].  Had baptism been after mass, I would not have gone.  In OP's situation, I think it's totally fine to not go, if you're not Catholic.[/quote]

How Christian of you.[/quote]

More Christian than denying the Eucharist to non-Catholics.[/quote]

What is wrong with denying the Eucharist to non-Catholics?  Non-Catholics do not believe what Catholics believe about the Eucharist - that through transubstantiation, the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ.  At best, Protestants believe it to be a "remembrance" of what happened at the Last Supper.  And by the way, this is all on the honor code - no one is going to actually check whether you are Catholic or not at Mass.  So if you want to go ahead and participate in something you don't believe in, by all means have at it.

OP - at first I was with you, but now I am swayed by PPs who said you can technically go to any Mass you want.  I know how hard it can be to get to Mass with a baby.  We have been anywhere from 20 minutes early to 20 minutes late.  BUT it doesn't seem like your in-laws make, or are going to make any kind of effort to actually bring your niece up in the Catholic Church and are just baptizing her to check a box (seriously how does baptism give a baby the "option" of a religious life?!).  So, I agree with you that they need to be at Mass.  It's the least they can do.

Obviously as a godparent you are supposed to play a role in the child's religious upbringing.  Since it doesn't seem like your niece will be getting any guidance from her parents, can you take on the religious education of your niece in a more substantial way than what a godparent usually does?  Would your brother and SIL allow that?[/quote]

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