A Blog Buddy Writes

A Blog Buddy writes in the com box:

hi, ukok. I’m catching up on visiting people, and don’t know if anyone will see this, but I could really use some feedback on something – maybe not here in the combox, but if anyone feels up to posting something and letting me know about it, that would be great.

The gist of it is this: one of my former pastors was always wont to say that things would be easier (salvation-wise) on the unbaptized as compared to the baptized who did not live out their baptismal vows. Now teenage son (who has a very deep spirituality and has asked me the tough questions since he was little), has obviously been thinking about this for some time, and says he doesn’t believe that infants should be baptized. When we discuss this, his argument (and in light of our pastor’s teaching, I can’t really say I disagree with my son entirely) is that the infant doesn’t have a choice, and if he/she grows up to be a non-practising Catholic for whatever reason (the majority of his classmates are non-practising because their parents are non-practising), then they will be judged more severely than someone who wasn’t baptized. I am not apologetics-oriented. Can anyone help me out here?

I don’t want our friend to feel that I am ignoring her, but I have a lot to deal with this weekend and can’t really write a response as extensively as I feel this and other recent comments warrant. If you are knowledgeable about the topic of infant baptism then feel free to offer your assistance in the com box below, and I’ll try to jump into the conversation when I can. Thanks in advance!