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If a child is in danger of death, would a secret baptism - without the parents' knowledge - be valid?
Peggy Frye
How soon is "as soon as possible" to confess a mortal sin?
Fr. Vincent Serpa O.P.
Can a non-Catholic friend of mine can go to a priest and receive the sacrament of reconciliation? I believe he’s been baptized but has never really practiced any faith.
Jim Blackburn
Is the absolution given at a reconciliation service valid without private confession?
Fr. Vincent Serpa O.P.
Does my friend have a right to demand conditional baptism if he isn't sure his original baptism is valid?
Jim Blackburn
If I was baptized Catholic but later converted to Mormonism, is my baptism still valid?
Jim Blackburn
Why wouldn't the priest anoint my sick baby?
Michelle Arnold
My I baptize my nephew without his parents' knowledge?
Peggy Frye
Was this priest wrong to refuse to baptize a seriously ill newborn?
Fr. Vincent Serpa O.P.
Can an infant be baptized if the godparents haven’t been confirmed?
Jim Blackburn

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