Hundreds of Catholic Baptisms Used One Incorrect Word--All "Invalid"


If anyone thinks Christianity cannot get more ridiculous than it already is, this proves you wrong. A Catholic priest of long standing has been saying "We baptize you in the name of...." The proper word, apparently is "I baptize you..."

While the link tries to provide an explanation as to why this is important, it remains lost on me and most others I'm sure. The entire ritual of baptism is steeped in myth and fantasy. The premise of the ritual is, of course, that it is very significant and not merely myth. This makes the words carry magic.

Those of us who do not understand the faith struggle with how anyone could believe certain words have mystical or magical powers. I have watched the "700 Club" where instruction was giving as to what words must be used in certain kinds of prayers. The original faith was not in English so how could anyone be absolutely certain the translated word has the same spiritual power as did the actual original word? Now we learn it is not only Pat and Gordon Robertson but a gaggle of priests and bishops who are whacko as well. 

Recall that the Bible says something like, "In the beginning there was the word..." I've read that means a "word" was created or existed before a god existed. 

I've read also this all came about because the first humans did not speak. Surely they had ways to communicate just as animals communicate with each other. But when they developed speech it might have seemed magical. Both the spoken and written word must have been one of the great leaps forward for human beings. The theory is, then, that during the period when the Bible was written this ability humans had but animals did not have was thought to be a gift from a god or gods.

One would think a priest or bishop would not still be anchored to the thinking of two or three thousand years ago. 

If you the reader were baptized, do you know what words were used in the ritual? If you don't know and don't care your ability to separate important from unimportant issues is better than the people discussed above.

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