IV-Baptism for the Roman Catholic Church
(RESOURCES: The Catholic Encyclopedia. http://ec.aciprensa.com/b/bautismo.htm)
Creed of Pius IV.
also admit that there are seven real and proper sacrament of the New Law, instituted by Jesus Christ, our Lord, and necessary for the salvation of mankind, even when they are not all for every single individual, namely baptism, confirmation, Eucharist, penance, extreme unction, order and marriage, and that these sacraments confer grace, and that among them, baptism, confirmation and order can not be repeated without sacrilege. Also receive and accept the rites of the Catholic Church, received and approved in solemn administration of the sacraments. DEFINITION
The Roman Catechism [Ad parochos, De bapt., 2, 2, 5] defines baptism thus: Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word (per aquam in verb). St. Thomas Aquinas (III: 66:1) gives this definition: "Baptism is the external ablution of the body, carried out with the prescribed form of words." Later theologians generally distinguish formally between the physical and metaphysical definition of this sacrament. For the first understand the formula expressing the action of ablution and utterance of the invocation of the Trinity, for the latter, the definition: "Sacrament of regeneration" or that institution of Christ by which we are reborn to spiritual life. The definition of the Roman Catechism adds the physical definition and metaphysics of baptism. "The sacrament of regeneration" is the metaphysical essence of the sacrament, while the physical essence is expressed in the second part of the definition, ie, washing with water (matter), accompanied by the invocation of the Holy Trinity (form) . Baptism is, therefore, the sacrament by which we are born again of water and the Holy Spirit, that is, by which we receive new spiritual life, the dignity of adoption as sons of God and heirs of the kingdom of God . NECESSITY OF BAPTISM
Catholic theologians need to distinguish a double, which they call a necessity of means (medii) and a necessity of precept (præcepti). The first (medii) indicates a thing to be so necessary that, if needed (for guilt) can not obtain salvation. The second (præcepti) it is when something is indeed so necessary that can not voluntarily omitted without sin, but ignorance of the precept or inability to comply, enforcement excuse. Baptism is both necessary and præcepti medii.
St. Augustine (III De Anima) says "If you want to be Catholic, do not believe, nor say, nor teach, that infants who die before baptism can obtain the forgiveness of original sin." EFFECTS OF BAPTISM
For the Church of Rome, joined the Catholic believer baptism with the mystical body of Christ and as a participant of all the privileges of redemption.
In essence, provides for the Catholic baptism:
(1) The remission of all sin, Original and Current
The Council of Trent (Sess. V., can. V) anathematized anyone who denies that Christ's grace conferred in baptism does not forgive the guilt of original sin, or asserts that everything truly and properly be called sin is not removed by this means.
(2) remission of temporal punishment
Baptism not only washes away sin, but also defers the punishment for sin.
The Council of Trent (Sess. V) teaches: "There is no cause of damnation to those who have been truly buried with Christ by baptism ... Nothing to delay their entry into heaven. "
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SACRAMENTO
To try to reconcile the fact that some Christians may die without baptism, and at least one person was confirmed and saved without having participated in the sacrament of baptism, Catholics identify two types of baptism by analogy.
1 - Baptism of desire.
is the teaching of the Catholic Church when the baptism of water becomes a physical impossibility or morality, eternal life can be obtained by the baptism of desire or baptism of blood.
Baptism by Desire (baptismus flaminis) is described by Catholics as a perfect contrition heart, and every act of perfect charity or pure love of God that contains at least implicitly, a desire (votum) of baptism, in this sense the baptism of desire is approved by the Church of Rome as a kind of baptism can supply the water baptism as sacramental in its principal effect, the baptismal regeneration.
2 - Baptism of Blood
The baptism of blood (sanguinis baptismus) is to obtain the grace of justification by suffering martyrdom for the faith of Christ.
Catholic teaching is uncompromising on this point, in that all who depart this life without baptism, be it water, blood or desire, are perpetually excluded from the vision of God.
rebaptism
1 - Conditional Baptism.
The Roman Catholic Church believes that not all baptism administered by "heretics" and "schismatic", understood Protestants, among others, is invalid. He argues that if you use the appropriate field (meaning water) and appropriate manner and for the ritual "is intending to carry out what the church does, then it is valid.
They claim that "If there was between the sects to christen an authorized form, and if the real need and importance of the sacrament were uniformly taught and put into practice among them, there would be little difficulty as to the status of converts sects "[Catholic Encyclopedia, VII]
However, analyzing this statement, this is a clear evidence that if the practice baptism is not having as conception of baptismal regeneration is occurring then the baptism is invalid, therefore In practice, all former Protestant converts to Catholicism are renamed. The Roman Catholic Church, outside of his own, only recognizes as valid without question the baptism administered by the Orthodox Church (Old Catholic).
The baptism administered by the Church of Rome to the coming of a "sect" is called "conditional baptism" due to the baptismal formula used "If you are not baptized, then I baptize you ..." Before receiving
Catholic baptism, the convert has been previously baptized in a Protestant church or other religion should make a denial of their ancient faith.
If baptism is conferred absolutely, the convert should not abjuration or profession of faith, nor should confess their sins and receive absolution, because the sacrament of regeneration washes his past offenses. If your baptism is to be conditional, he must first make an abjuration of his errors, or a profession of faith, then receive conditional baptism, and finally make a confession sacramental followed by conditional absolution. If it is judged that the previous baptism of the convert is certainly valid, just make the abjuration or profession of faith and receive absolution from the censures he may have incurred (Excerpta Rit. Rom., 1878).
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