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Old 08-12-2005, 08:48 AM
irishpipes irishpipes is offline
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Which is actually fine according to Catholic doctrine - you were Baptized (recieved a Sacrament) into the Catholic Church... something that doctrinally speaking can't be undone by you, but only by the Church - ala Excummonincation.
She may have been baptized into the Church, but unless she was catechised to the sacrament of the Eucharist, this is improper. Additionally, not attending Sunday Mass is a mortal sin, and unless confessed would put one outside of the required state of grace for the Eucharist. But you are correct that once baptized, always baptized. In fact, the Catholic Church recognizes any Christian baptism. If a person is a baptized say Lutheran or Methodist and then converts to Catholicism, the Church does not "re-baptize" them.
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