A Topic of Moral Theology

Baptism of children; delay

The duty of parents; how soon; children of non-Catholics and of the unwilling.

Also asked about as…

baptizing a child of non-practicing parents · when to baptize a baby (ed.)

In the index as Baptism · Infant · Fetus · Adult · Minors · Unbelievers · Delay · Heretics · Infants · Subject of baptism · Article of death · Jews · Little children · Non-Catholics · Parents · Abortive fetus · Children · Fools · Newly-converted persons (Neo-conversi) · The insane · Adults · Apparently · Baptism of illegitimate children · Baptists

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book Second. On Baptism, Question Third. On the Min…, Article First. On Infants to Be Baptized, nn. 66, 67, 68 & 69 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. III, Chapter V. Who May be Baptized, n. 2 — Catholic parents are bound to see that their children are baptized, and that as soon as can conveniently be done. According to approved theologians, it would be a serious sin if the Baptism of a child were put off for a … Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. I, Section I. On Infants, n. 91 — Preliminary Note. When Baptism is in question, under the name of little children or infants, according to the norm of canon 88, § 3, come those who have not yet attained the use of reason, and to these are reckoned the i… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. I, Section V. On Infants of Non-Catholics, nn. 99 & 100 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Baptism, n. 463 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, On Baptism, IV. On the Subject of Baptism, nn. 463 & 464 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)

113. On the Subject of Baptism, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Vol. II, Treatise On Baptism, Chapter IV. On the Subject of Baptism, nn. ¶1, 247, 248 & 249 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. II, Ch. VI, Article I. On The Baptism Of Infants Of Catholics And Non-Catholics, nn. 126, 127 & 128 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. II, Chapter III: On the Subject of Baptism, nn. ¶3, ¶1471, ¶1472 & ¶1473 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, TREATISE ON BAPTISM, CHAPTER IV: ON THE SUBJECT OF BAPTISM, nn. ¶1, ¶1260, ¶1261, ¶1262, ¶1263 & ¶1264 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Baptism, Question Five: On the Subj…, Article II: On Children to Be Baptized, nn. ¶1, 147 & 148 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Baptism, Question Five: On the Subj…, Article III: On the Children of Non-Catholics to Be Baptized, nn. ¶1, 149, 150, 151 & 152 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XII, Chapter IV. On the Subject of Baptism, nn. 660, 661, 662, 662, Q. 2, 662, Q. 3, 662, Q. 4, 662, Q. 5, 662, Q. 6, 662, Q. 7 & 662, Q. 8 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II

Slater, Cases II, Baptism, Case 2. A Young Convert, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9 & ¶10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases II, Baptism, Case 7. Parents' Neglect, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)

Pt. II, The Sacrament of Baptism, nn. ¶62, ¶63, ¶64, ¶65, ¶66, ¶67, ¶68 & ¶69 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. II, Case XLVIII: Baptism of Illegitimate Children, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Case LXXXV: Baptism of Children the Offspring of Civil Marriages, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Who May be Baptized — Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Concina, Compendium · 1917 Code of Canon Law — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)