What Is the Catholic View of Baptism? Infants and Salvation

“What is the Catholic view of baptism?” This episode addresses the significance of baptism in Catholicism, including the differences between Baptist and Catholic perspectives. Other questions tackled include whether baptism saves, how to approach a family member who has been re-baptized, and concerns about unbaptized infants.

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Questions Covered:

• 07:39 - What’s the difference between a Baptist view of baptism and a Catholic view of baptism?
• 16:40 - Does baptism save?
• 21:16 - My daughter left the faith when she left home. She is now an adult and got re-baptized at a non-denominational church. How do I handle sharing to her that you can’t be re-baptized without harming her returning to Christianity?
• 29:20 - What’s the difference between what protestants and Catholics mean by being saved through baptism?
• 34:51 - How concerned should I be for my 18-month-old grandson who isn’t baptized?
• 42:48 - Does the Catholic Church consider my baptism valid? I was baptized in the independent Baptist church.
• 49:15 - How do I square us being told that infants don’t need to understand, but adults need to go through OCIA in order to be baptized?