Baptism Quote by Pope Leo X

“To allow a baptized child, when he attains the use of reason, to choose freely between the true and a false re ligion, to…

— Joseph Pohle

Every soul that is born into flesh is soiled by the filth of wickedness and sin. . . . In the Church, baptism is…

— Origen

When my children were born, I didn't have them baptized because I felt baptism was about erasing Original Sin - something the Church said…

— Olympia Dukakis

Even before baptism, a child or an adult can have the Holy Ghost testify to their hearts of sacred truth. They must act on…

— Henry B. Eyring

“It is not necessary that faith and repentance should always precede baptism. They are only required from those whose age makes them capable of…

— John Calvin

“Baptism is a symbolic narrative not only of incorporation into Christ but also of ongoing life in Christ. Although a once-for-all death to sin…

— Michael J. Gorman

I'm not cross about the idea of baptism; I just think the idea that when a child is born it is inherently sinful and…

— Hozier

There is no such thing as a Christian child: only a child of Christian parents.

— Richard Dawkins

“The fundamental fact about baptism will always be its involvement with the death of Christ ... The prevenient aspect of the grace of God…

— G C Berkouwer

You see how many are the benefits of baptism, and some think its heavenly grace consists only in the remission of sins, but we…

— Saint John Chrysostom

“The fundamental fact about baptism will always be its involvement with the death of Christ ... The prevenient aspect of the grace of God…

— G C Berkouwer

A person may be Baptized, and yet not born again to grace, in consequence of not having the necessary dispositions at Baptism.

— Alphonsus Liguori