Very strange, this. A few weeks after his “conversion” he started baptising people in a river. I don’t think anyone knows any denomination.
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Well, any baptised Christian is a priest and can perform valid baptisms. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Really ? I’ll have to take your word. The people at the Irreverend podcast weren’t impressed.
No, I apologize. I was wrong. Anyone, even someone who has not been baptized, can perform a valid baptism.
They must baptize with intention and with water, and invoke the Trinity.
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/seasons-and-feast-days/who-can-baptize-another-person-21543
Thanks, interesting
A lot of denominations don't allow laypersons to baptize, except in emergencies. Like midwives and doctors or etc. But that's their church's law, usually to ensure that baptisms are conducted properly and recorded officially, not some restriction of the sacrament itself.
It's the same with marriage. The spouses marry each other, and that is valid, but if a priest doesn't convene the marriage, they are supposed to have the marriage convalidated at a later date. Like Erika and Charlie recently did. 🥹