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OK, don't baptize the baby, but if you don't value baptism, then don't create a naming rite meant to substitute for a church sacrament.
This is about the soul, not a party. What's next? A bread-baking brunch that substitutes for First Communion?
— Sad
Dear Sad: Your response exactly mirrors how I predicted “Catholic Guilt’s” parents would respond to a naming rite versus baptism.
But I’d be in favor of a bread-baking brunch any time; no need to wait for a special occasion.
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