Czas udzielania chrztu

Abstract

The time of administering baptism has changed in the Church throughout the centuries. On the one hand it was influenced by the current state of theological reflection on the issue of baptism in general and the subject of sin, forgiveness and redemption of man, and on the other, by the current objectives and pastoral situation, which more than once required the departure from traditional way of administering baptism. Gradually, the concern about man's redemption started wining over the consciousness of the essential substance of this sacrament. Nevertheless, the basic truth that effectiveness of baptism is derived from the paschal event has never been forgotten. The solutions applied by the Church at the end of 20th c. expertly combine the two factors, retaining constant faithfulness to the tradition and sensible flexibility in its service.