Argentina bishop approves baptism for child of lesbian couple

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Karina Villarroel and Soledad Ortiz will become the first lesbian married couple to have their child baptized in the Catholic faith today, with Argentininian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner agreeing to act as godmother
05 April 2014
By Tim Heap

... It is believed to be the first baptism of a child with same-sex parents in the South American country, which made gay marriage legal in 2010.

Argentina’s pro-gay President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has agreed to act as godmother to Karina Villarroel and Soledad Ortiz’s 2 month old baby daughter Umma ...

However, she won’t attend in person, as the ceremony is taking place over 400 miles from the capital in the Cathedral of Cordoba ...

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/argentina-bishop-approves-baptism-child-lesbian-couple050414

[DreamGypsy]

1. Nice.

The Code of Canon Law stipulates that Catholic baptism requires a ‘founded hope that the infant will be brought up in the Catholic religion’.

Despite this, Villarroel told local media: ‘We come from Catholic families but do not go to church often ourselves. We want to baptize her and then the baby can decide what she wants to do and follow her own heart.’