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
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