Actually, it expands the role of priests in the community.
Nowhere in the Gospels does Jesus talk about a need for priests.
[Mary] is not an object of worship. she is a person we hold in high esteem. We treat her like the USA treats Washington, Lincoln etc. Not as a diety herself, but as a human who pulled off an extrodinary fete.
Presuming we went to mediums to ask Washington, Lincoln, etc. thier opinions on current political policy, this would be a fair comparison.
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The Bible states that baptism should only be performed on an individual that is of the mature understanding of what he is doing.
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Which is the reason for godparents and for the Sacrement of Confirmation.
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That is a rediculous response. How do godparents give a baby a mature understanding of its decision to be baptised? Surely you were joking.
Its a practice from the Middle Ages when there was sky high infant mortality rate. And really, do kids have any concept of half the shit we put them through?
This is so beside the point as to be confirming my belief that your response is facetious. The point you are dodging is that a child makes no decision to be baptised, and as such, the ritual thru which Christians are redeemed is turned into a pointless baby-washing.
I mean, hell, if one can be baptised without thier consent, why don't we see an active wing of the Church running around baptising people commando-style so that the work of the Chruch (saving souls) can be even more successful!
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