'Dear Father' | God's love dictates the salvation of unbaptized children
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My wife and I are lifelong Catholics. One of our children joined and was married in another church. Their baby, now a year old, was never baptized. Her parents will “let her make her own decision.” A friend told me I can baptize the baby without the parents knowing by pouring water and saying the prayers. Would that be the right thing to do? Does a Baptism have to be done by a priest, or can a layperson do it? What happens to her if she is not baptized?
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