CCC 1249
Christian Mystery›SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH›CHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION›IV. Who can Receive Baptism?
Catechumens "are already joined to the Church, they are already of the household of Christ, and are quite frequently already living a life of faith, hope, and charity." "With love and solicitude mother Church already embraces them as her own." The Baptism of infants
Footnotes
- AG 14 # 5.
- LG 14 # 3; cf. ⇒ CIC, cann. 206; ⇒ 788 # 3.
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