Meaning of godparent
Godparent
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Meaning of godparent :
A man or woman (although only one is needed, usually two are chosen, and if two they are to be one man and one woman) who are chosen by parents for their child’s baptism or by an adult for their adult baptism as witnesses to the baptism and to the Christian faith that baptism represents. Accepting the role of godparent establishes a permanent relationship between the godparent and the one baptized. For that reason care should be shown in choosing godparents. They are to be fully initiated (baptized, confirmed, first Eucharist), mature people of faith who will be an example of faith to the newly baptized.
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