I was more so wondering if the Catholic faith put him losing the baby down to some religious context as a punishment maybe? I don’t claim to be an expert in the Catholic faith but I know enough that if the child isn’t christened, it’s thought that the child’s soul goes to neither heaven nor hell and remains in purgatory, is that about right?

Hmmm
My living child isn’t being baptized, if that helps answer your query

If you planned on baptizing your child, than it is assumed God would show mercy and not keep their soul in purgatory.

Catechism 1257
“Baptism is necessary for salvation for those to whom the Gospel has been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this sacrament.”

So this could be a viewed as a punishment for Des’ refusal to baptise his seed despite his Catholic upbringing?

savage

I wouldn't say so.

His unborn child would still have had the ability to have the gospel proclaimed to them and would have had the ability to accept it.

People can be baptized at any point and on free will.

If the punishment was enacted before the crime
Which I suppose fits in with the tenets of Christianity

I think Baptised and Christened are two different (though similar) things bro

If you were baptised in a Baptist church, then became Catholic, you would need to be Christened in the Catholic Church again maybe?

Nah, christening and baptism are the same thing

What Des said but also yes to your second question.

It would be insulting for me to take communion at a baptist church and the other way around.

No.

Christening happens at Baptism

For the sake of talking to a non-christian its the same thing.

Lmao
Ok veritas
Sorry for combining sacraments
To me, it’s all the same because it’s equally inane

My wife’s Irish and her families catholic

If we said we were getting the baby baptised it wouldn’t go down wel

I know that much lol

Catholics still call it baptism though
Like, Jesus was baptized
John the BAPTIST?
It’s not John the Christener

God forgives all, he does not punish.

The devil punishes.

I'm full on catholic and we call is baptism. Our Catholic priest called it that, as well.

Totes like that whole Noah thing

My family and my wife's are Catholic

When we said we weren't getting him baptized it didn't go down well

But not because of wording you donut

lmao you prolly had donuts at your baptism

fuck you

Yo, if there were donuts, I might reconsider

RELIGIOUS THEMED CRISPY CREME WITH SPRINKLES PLZ

I heard Gordon Ramsay call someone a donut on Master Chef and wanted to see how you'd respond to it

Clearly it is not a nice thing to say over the pond

I’m sorry, but is this Eucharist gluten-free?
And was it made with free-range wheat???

lmao it just means like idiot/moron

it’s not that bad tbh

I’m just home alone and bored causing trouble

How do Vegan Catholics get over transubstanciation?

It's the body of christ. It's made of flesh.

You are aware @Amen, that that’s solely a Catholic belief, yes?

So it's gluten free?

I was actually confirmed at my baptism then got communion at 7 like most. Ukrainian catholics have it figured out though.

Load you up with another sacrament so you're in too deep before you start dabbling with atheism

Good question lol...

My mother in law is a vegetarian and she just sips the wine. I typically take both but people usually pick one or the other if not both.

Wait hold on

I was raised catholic in two different catholic churches and no one thought that was actually flesh

Wtf

Unless I missed some serious shit, damn

I have much to say about this.

It’s thought of as a metaphoric representation more so than actual cannibalism bruh

That's what I'm saying but for Amen's vegetarian MIL it must be one convincing representation

No bro. Not by Catholics
Catholics believe when the priest says his little “on the night he was betrayed” spiel, that the Eucharist literally becomes the flesh of Christ

The wine is actually water as well so there goes your other theory you fucking heathens

My family is very religious and loves god, we see the transition from dog biscuit to the lamb of god/body of christ and from water and wine to blood.

We see it, we feel it and we believe it.

Yes, it's metaphorical and symbolic but we see it for what it's supposed to represent.

Eucharistic Liturgy

I appreciate u giving me all this power

On the night he was betrayed he took bread, broke the bread, gave it to his disciples and said “take this all of you and eat it. This is my body, which will be given up for you.” (Bell rings)When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again, he gave them thanks and praise. Gave the cup to his disciples and said, “take this all of you and drink from it. This is the cup of my blood. The blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.” (Bell rings)

I assume the bell symbolizes the moment the change occurs, though I’m just assuming
I just typed that all out by heart though, and haven’t been to church in 20+ years.
Tell me how it’s not a cult of indoctrination

Maybe your priest at your church rang a bell, mine does not. He lifts the body and blood up both times with pauses of silence while it's in the air lifted.

Yeah there are a lot of differences based on geography and what changes come from Rome periodically