Hi
Can anyone offer any advice or support? Ive wanted to get my daughter baptised since birth but my partner was not keen. In two years my desire to formally join the church and to baptise my child hasnt lessened and I think he has finally realised how important it is to me and has agreed i can attend church and he will support me.
However, I was born to a catholic father and a protestant mother. My fathers family were deeply catholic and there were disagreements over wjether i should be baptised or not. So they decided we cpuld make our own minds up. Unfortunately growing up this isnt one of your main concerns so I never gave it much thoygh. Ive now movef away from family and into a new community and would like to reconnect to my faith background.
I know i will need to prove this to the local priest and i plan to attend services at the local church but i dont know how to approach the ossue of a baptism. I want to show my commitment first by attending. I am wprried though that the priest may not want to baptise my daughter because i am not baptised although i want to join the church. My partner and I are not married which may also cause a problem but he is not relihious but we do want yo marry. Again we were young when we got married. I would just like my child to have a stronger moral guidance in their life.