According to church law, godparents do not have to be two people, a woman and a man (they cannot be of the same sex), but one who meets several conditions or two, where one meets all the conditions and the other as a witness is enough to be baptized. the presence of godparents or a godparent is a life-threatening situation, when in the case of a seriously ill child, the baptism of the so-called "from water" (not consecrated) can be given by a secular person, even a non-believer.

By the way, the ossified regulations of the Catholic Church regarding the baptism of small children are illogical. Baptism is needed so that a person does not die without washing away the original sin, which gives the sacrament of baptism, but small children do not have sins and are not aware of this sacrament. Therefore, baptism should take place in such an age of a child or even an adult person, when you are aware of what it is for. The justification for such an early baptism of infants is the entry of the Holy Spirit, which then makes such a person live according to Christian virtues. In theory everything seems simple but in reality It looks different in life. More and more aggressive behavior of children in schools with the use of dangerous tools or youth in juvenile detention centers. Either the Holy Spirit does not have such power or the godparents do not fulfill themselves in helping parents in the good upbringing of the child, to which they committed themselves at baptism.

Kan een kind gedoopt worden zonder peetouders?