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Hello, I wanted to ask if it is possible to re- baptise my son as his Godparent has never shown any interest and seen him only twice, he is 13 now and has started asking me why she is not interested I feel very sad for him. Thank you
Answer to Question 575 We are only baptized once and cannot be re-baptized. I have been asked of this many times. In some cases it is because of absentee godparents and at others it is because the choice of godparents was a mistake and there is no communication due to misunderstandings and falling out of friendship. I would say that if there is a real need for the child to have the presence of a godparent then someone can adopt the child as his or her godchild. There is no blessing for such a thing, just someone adopting the role of godparent. We have adoptions for children when we cannot have our own children, so why not have an adopted godchild who would become your spiritual son or daughter.
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