Baptism is the rite of initiation into the Christian church and the family of God, it is important because it's the start of Christian life

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Baptism is the rite of initiation into the Christian church and the family of God, it is important because it's the start of Christian life. Christians believe that because of the disobedience of Adam and eve in the Garden of Eden all people are born with Original Sin and this needs to be removed before they can begin their lives as Christians. The ceremony starts at the back of the chapel where the child and parents are welcomed and the priest invites them to come to the baptismal font where the priest then speaks to the parents "You have asked for your child to be baptised in doing so you are accepting the responsibility of training him to practice the faith" He makes a sign of the cross on
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the child as a sign that he belongs to God. After a reading, which is usually about being born again to eternal life, the priest gives a short homily on its meaning. The bidding prayers are said for the child, parents and godparents. Next the exorcism, in which the priest raises his hand and says "o, God you sent your son to cast out the power of Satan, set this child free from original sins and he then anoints the child with oil of catechumens. It is after this the child is brought to the baptistery where the parents and ...

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