In the case of adults must there be intention to receive Baptism?
Yes, otherwise the sacrament is null and void (LXVIII. 7).
Must they also have true faith?
Yes, if they would receive the grace of the sacrament; but not if they would receive the sacrament itself and its character only (LXVIII. 8).
In the case of infants, who can have neither faith nor intention, can they be baptized?
Yes, for the Church or those who bring them for Baptism supply both faith and intention in their case (LXVIII. 9).
May one bring infants to Church for Baptism against the will of the parents when these parents are Jews or pagans?
No, one may not do this; and if one do this one commits sin, for to act thus is to run counter to the dictates of the natural law in virtue of which a child, until able to look after itself, is in the custody of its parents. But if the child in spite of the parents be baptized, the Baptism is valid; and the Church has over this child all the rights in the supernatural order which are the consequence of Baptism (LXVIII. 10).
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