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[quote=Anonymous]I am a Catholic.  I did not get my children baptize in the Catholic church because I did not have Godparents.  I would have loved to find a parish to baptize my children, but without Godparents it was a no go.  My children were eventually baptized in a Methodist church.  I told the pastor about my situation and my children were baptized the following week.

The Catholic church makes you jump through hoops and hurdles.  People like myself do not have close friends or relatives whom are Catholic.  The majority of the people in my family left the Catholic church years ago.    The more I pleaded with the priest the more agitated he got.  At that very moment I realized that I will never be able to get my children baptize in the Catholic church because of the Godparent rule.  So, one of my close friends whose husband is a Methodist pastor gladly baptized my children.   If I would have depended on the Catholic church my children would not be baptize because the church neglects the fact that some people do not have a support system of Catholics who are in good standing with the church.

The church stance was basically no Godparents screw you.   I attended Baptismal Preparation courses too, but that was not enough.  I attended mass twice a week.  Gave  money to the parish, volunteer, etc.  I was a faithful and devoted Catholic.  However, I was shocked to discovered the lack of support that the church gave me because I could not find Godparents.

OP, I wish you good luck on finding Godparents because without them you may have to find another Christian denomination (Episcopal or Methodist) to baptize your child.   [/quote]

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