Thursday, June 28, 2012
260. Who can baptize?
(Comp
260) The ordinary ministers of Baptism are the bishop and the priest. In the
Latin Church the deacon also can baptize. In case of necessity any person can
baptize provided he has the intention of doing what the Church does. This is
done by pouring water on the head of the candidate while saying the Trinitarian
formula for Baptism: “I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit”.
“In
brief”
(CCC
1284) In case of
necessity, any person can baptize provided that he have the intention of doing
that which the Church does and provided that he pours water on the candidate's
head while saying: "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
To deepen and
explain
(CCC
1256) The ordinary
ministers of Baptism are the bishop and priest and, in the Latin Church, also
the deacon (Cf. CIC, can. 861 § 1; CCEO, can. 677 § 1). In case of necessity,
anyone, even a non-baptized person, with the required intention can baptize
(CIC, can. 861 § 2), by using the Trinitarian baptismal formula. The intention
required is to will to do what the Church does when she baptizes. The Church
finds the reason for this possibility in the universal saving will of God and
the necessity of Baptism for salvation (Cf. 1 Tim 2:4).
On reflection
(CCC 1752) In contrast to the object, the intention resides in the acting subject. Because it lies at the
voluntary source of an action and determines it by its end, intention is an
element essential to the moral evaluation of an action. The end is the first
goal of the intention and indicates the purpose pursued in the action. The
intention is a movement of the will toward the end: it is concerned with the
goal of the activity. It aims at the good anticipated from the action
undertaken. Intention is not limited to directing individual actions, but can
guide several actions toward one and the same purpose; it can orient one's
whole life toward its ultimate end. For example, a service done with the end of
helping one's neighbor can at the same time be inspired by the love of God as
the ultimate end of all our actions. One and the same action can also be
inspired by several intentions, such as performing a service in order to obtain
a favor or to boast about it.
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