Today we continue looking at the discussions of Father John R. Waiss and Pastor James McCarthy from the book Letters Between A Catholic and an Evangelical - From Debate to Dialouge on the Issues That Seperate Us and today will look at Infant Baptism:
Catholics (as well as some other denominations) believe in infant baptism. Evangelicals do not, with the belief a person needs to be old enough to make there own choice to follow Jesus and make there own decision to be baptized.
When I am invited to an infant baptism and here "Joey" is being baptized today, I think to myself they should really be saying "Joey's parents" are electing to make the decision "Joey" is being baptized. Also, I have attended Cathoilic Confirmation services for second grade children and would like to pose the question if any of the second graders truly understood what they were doing?
Obviously, I am all for families bringing up their children in faith, but believe the children should not particpate in The Lord's Supper or Baptism until they are old enough to make there own decision on thier faith. What do you think?
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