(November 26, 2020 at 10:44 am)Fake Messiah Wrote:(November 26, 2020 at 6:46 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Godparenting is not an exclusively Christian practice. It's not even an exclusively religious one.
Boru
Well, I haven't heard about secular godparenting but maybe then OP and his sister can meet mid way: if she wants him to be the godfather then she should make it a secular ceremony.
I mean you're in a catholic surroundings and doesn't it require in Catholicism for a godfather to go to a confession first and then also say some prayers during the rite/ ceremony? Which also means that godfather has to be a confirmed Catholic and in this case means that OP is a lapsed ex catholic and his sister wants him to go into the shit again, which is, frankly, disrespectful.
Plus, Vatican certainly doesn't allow transgender or gay people to be godparents and I certainly couldn't be a part of some process that is bigoted.
But then OP wasn't precise which denomination he was talking about, I mean we talked about Catholics but if it was orthodox then again just a sight of it makes me puke and I would certainly tell anyone who tells me to participate in orthodox christening to "Fuck off"
And maybe he's in Anglican church where it seems according to Bridget Jones movies people yell "Fuck!" in church which may actually be fun.
A lot of humanist societies are incorporating the practice of godparenting (although they call it ‘guide parenting’, which sounds kind of weasel-worded). It’s sort of like being an ex-officio parent, in which the adult(s) in question promise help advise and nurture child.
The Chinese have a similar custom, also non-religious.
Boru
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