It is a matter of compulsion to baptize a new born if you are a catholic?
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It is a matter of compulsion to baptize a new born if you are a catholic?
Infant baptism is wrong and is not actually considered as baptism. Baptism is supposed to be taken by a person after understanding why they take baptism and the reason behind it. When a baby gets baptized it doesn’t know what baptism is and what it symbolizes.
Baptism is to be taken by a believer after understanding and it has to be that person’s choice and not like infant baptism or forced baptism. So please let your baby grow up in Bible based living style and in God’s presence and then he/she will definitely get baptized on their own and not like a formality. Jesus too got baptized after he grew up and not as a child/baby.
Little children and infants are perfect in Christ until they reach an age where they are accountable for their mistakes. Also, baptism is an act between one person and God, where promises are made to follow Jesus Christ and God promises to give them the presence of the Holy Spirit. You can’t willingly make that promise through baptism if you’re a week old. As stated before, you have to be accountable for yourself in order to do that.