Q1: We’re from Michigan, and the invalid baptism of Father Matthew Hood in the Detroit Archdiocese is all over the Catholic news … lots of people are now wondering if their children were invalidly baptized too, or even if their own baptisms were performed invalidly. Others are saying we should all leave it to God and not worry about it. What should we do if we’re not sure our children’s baptisms are valid? It doesn’t seem right for the Church to leave us in uncertainty after what’s happened to Fr. Hood…. Can we insist that they be baptized again conditionally? –Nicole
Q2: In light of this recent news story, it struck me that this would be a good topic for a post. Hard to believe the Archdiocese took such a hard-nosed position. Seems they could have found the priest’s baptism to be illicit but valid. –Mike Continue reading