re the doctrine of original sin in article may athos rutgers edu mdw uxa cso uiuc edu michael d walker writes my feeling on baptism is this parents baptize their baby so that the baby has the sanctifying grace of baptism and thus removal of original sin on its soul in the event of an unexpected death you are right michael in john jesus says amen amen i say to you no one can enter the kingdom of god without being born of water and spirit that s really what he said and he meant it that verse is the definition of baptism i don t have the law book in front of me but there is a canon law that urges parents to baptize their children within one week of birth for the very reason that you state randal lee nicholas mandock catechist gt b prism gatech edu
