Everything and anything can get viral.
Pope Francis baptizes child of unmarried couple. He called those priests who refuse to do so as "hypocrites". I don't really see the connection between hypocrisy and refusal to baptize. Many Protestant sects actually do not believe in infant baptism.
On another newsified baptism, Cebu priest embarassed unwed mother. The priest gave a bit of sermon during the baptismal rite that it was not the child's sin but of the parents who had premarital sex... The young mom was seventeen and the event uploaded in youtube.
I don't really understand what the commotion is all about. Perhaps the family and the young woman got embarrassed by having the public know of her predicament of being an unwed mother. It was a teaching moment for the priest but perhaps he referred to the young woman in particular.
Having seen the longer version, the priest went overboard and started berating the young mom with questions.
I have heard priests have the same sermon during Baptism because of the growing trend of co-habitation. It was quite reasonable that in Infant Baptism, the parents and godparents are responsible for handing down the faith to the child; And that being so, they should bear witness to the Sacrament of Marriage to start with.
So the mass media bandwagon made it into a mountain. Love Radio said the Catholic Church should close... according to some listeners. Be careful what you asked for.
The priest apologized for his rudeness and so did Redemptorist Order. The letter sounds so grave. With investigation?
Be careful. Someone's watching you and it's not just the mass media and social
network.
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