Kodzia, Jarosław (Wydział Teologiczny Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego, 2012)
Can the minister may refuse to grant someone baptism? - To answer the question asks the content of this article. After explaining the concept of baptism, the author endeavors to overcome the tension between the right enjoyed by the faithful for the sacraments - on the one hand - and the demands of the church asking for baptism - on the other. The author discusses the conditions for validity and fairness of baptism as adults, like children. The delicate issue, recognized in the initial question, and at the same time it poses the greatest dilemmas of pastoral, recalls and discusses the provisions of the Instructions of the baptism of children Pastoralis actio Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith of 1980, amongst other things, guarantee the security of the Catholic upbringing of the child by persons other than parents.
