Getting baptised [in which community?] means little when you do not show true remorse and contrition for the wrongs you have done or when you continue to associate with people who hate the church and our Lady.
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Russell Brand is missing the point of a baptism
One of the delights of my priestly life is when I’m asked to perform a baptism. Sometimes it will be babies held by their parents, but often it’s mature …
Any valid Sacrament of Baptism is efficacious regardless of circumstances. It means everything - without it, one who dies having reached the age and capacity of reason willgo to Hell.More
Any valid Sacrament of Baptism is efficacious regardless of circumstances.
It means everything - without it, one who dies having reached the age and capacity of reason willgo to Hell.
A valid Baptism absolutely imparts the baptismal character, but, if one were not properly disposed (by not repenting, in a general sense, of one’s old life), one’s sins would not be forgiven, and sanctifying grace would not be imparted at the time of being baptized, but would come about later should the proper disposition come about. This is the bedrock reason why adults require proper formation …More
A valid Baptism absolutely imparts the baptismal character, but, if one were not properly disposed (by not repenting, in a general sense, of one’s old life), one’s sins would not be forgiven, and sanctifying grace would not be imparted at the time of being baptized, but would come about later should the proper disposition come about. This is the bedrock reason why adults require proper formation before being received into the Church.
Remission of sin in Baptism is not contingent upon repentance. "The Sacraments work ex opere operato (simply by being done)." "Baptism confers the grace of justification." "Baptism effects the remission of all punishments of sin, both the eternal and the temporal." Now, it is also true that "In the case of adult recipients moral worthiness is necessary for the worthy or fruitful reception of the …More
Remission of sin in Baptism is not contingent upon repentance.
"The Sacraments work ex opere operato (simply by being done)." "Baptism confers the grace of justification." "Baptism effects the remission of all punishments of sin, both the eternal and the temporal."
Now, it is also true that "In the case of adult recipients moral worthiness is necessary for the worthy or fruitful reception of the Sacraments,"
but note duly that fruitfulness is different from efficacy. An unrepentant adult may immediately cause the remission of sin gained in Baptism to be unfruitful by committing grievous sin (and hence again punching their ticket to Hell), but justification and remission of sin are not contingent upon the repentance of the person being Baptized.
@occasnltrvlr The fruitfulness of Baptism consists of the remission of sins, while the efficacy concerns the character. Aquinas, in his response to IIIa.68.6 says, “Confession of sins is twofold. One is made inwardly to God: and such confession of sins is required before Baptism: in other words, man should call his sins to mind and sorrow for them; since he cannot begin the new life, except he …More
@occasnltrvlr The fruitfulness of Baptism consists of the remission of sins, while the efficacy concerns the character. Aquinas, in his response to IIIa.68.6 says, “Confession of sins is twofold. One is made inwardly to God: and such confession of sins is required before Baptism: in other words, man should call his sins to mind and sorrow for them; since he cannot begin the new life, except he repent of his former life, as Augustine says in his book on Penance.” Confession of sins in kind and number is plainly not required in order to receive the grace of Baptism, but sorrowing of one’s old life is.
This article seems more like a hit piece on Brand due to his vaccine stance than a true criticism of the man. Certainly, he must be sorry for his former life, but that does not mean that he must confess his sins, either publicly or privately in order to receive the grace of Baptism.
Yes, and the author (a priest) also criticizes Brand being "on the political right" and that conservative Christians often have paranoia and question things such as vaccines, lockdowns, climate change. How dare we? Why is this article being shared here?
@Maria Lylyander He is a socialist, Anglican priest, who has had more than one stint in his past as a Catholic, and was evangelical for a time. His most recent time leaving Catholicism was over the Church’s opposition to sodomy, despite the fact that he had a history of warning homosexuals that their lifestyle causes AIDS. He seems like a very tortured soul.
How do we know he did / does not show true remorse? Do any of us show true remorse?? He is at the beginning of his Christian journey and we are expecting him to be perfect.
