{"id":4011,"date":"2018-01-07T11:59:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T16:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=4011"},"modified":"2018-01-06T23:04:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T04:04:08","slug":"catholics-baptize-infants-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/catholics-baptize-infants-purpose","title":{"rendered":"Why do Catholics Baptize Infants and what is its purpose?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/05YB2jdHLsY\" title=\"Why do Catholics Baptize Infants and what is its purpose?\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Why, exactly, do Catholics have the practice of baptizing infants? 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