You have no legal say so.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA
What legal avenues are available to block in-law's parents from "dedicating" our granddaughter into their religion even though our granddaughter has already been baptized as a Catholic by her mother/father?
And that is NOT a legal answer and I highly doubt the Catholic church listens to GRANDPARENTS when there are parents who have the proper say so.I know that if you contact the religous leader at the Chruch and explain the situation with your childs baptisim, and show the certificate that he/she probably will not do anything against your wishes. I also know, as a Catholic, that since your child has already been batptized that no matter what they choose to do, your child will always be recognized as Catholic to the Church.
It's not their child, HCD. Try reading more carefully in the future.I know that if you contact the religous leader at the Chruch and explain the situation with your childs baptisim, and show the certificate that he/she probably will not do anything against your wishes. I also know, as a Catholic, that since your child has already been batptized that no matter what they choose to do, your child will always be recognized as Catholic to the Church.
Ah...I see your point. It is one set of grandparents asking about blocking the other set of grandparents.It's not their child, HCD. Try reading more carefully in the future.
Well, they did say it was the parents who had the child baptized a Catholic.How silly is this.
Its okay for one set of grandparents to have the grandchild baptised but they dont want the others to dedicate because they dont think its okay.
I am not a church person myself, but I know that many people feel very strongly about their religions, so I can't necessarily agree that its ridiculous.How rediculous. Be glad this child is going to be raised as a child of God, by BOTH families I might add . If this is the least of your worries I think the parents are doing a pretty darn good job!
Be glad this child is going to be raised as a child of God, by BOTH families I might add . If this is the least of your worries I think the parents are doing a pretty darn good job!
The g'parents didn't have the child baptized, the mother and father did. One set of g'parents is asking what can be done about the other set of g'parents planning to have the child "dedicated" in another church (presumably wanting to know what the child's parents can do about it). It is a big deal. It's overstepping and it's really mocking the church and the deity involved in the church that would be dedicating this child against the parents' wishes and advice has been given about having the parents contact the other church (if the parents even know what the other church is).Its okay for one set of grandparents to have the grandchild baptised but they dont want the others to dedicate because they dont think its okay.
How rediculous. Be glad this child is going to be raised as a child of God, by BOTH families I might add . If this is the least of your worries I think the parents are doing a pretty darn good job!