the Vatican...
The man who is challenging many traditions in the Catholic
church, Pope Francis on Sunday baptized the child of a man
and his girlfriend (an unmarried couple) during a ceremony at
the Sistine Chapel, in Rome.
Speaking in the relaxed manner that has become his
trademark during the baptism, Pope Francis also broke with
the tradition of delivering long and formal speech, and instead
read a short script he had written himself.
The Pope has previously called priests who refuse to
baptize children of unmarried women 'hypocrites', saying
there was need for them to baptize the kids in order to
pass on the Christian faith.
According to DailyMail, the unnamed parents and their child
took part in the traditional Baptism of The Lord mass with 31
others, commemorating the day that St. John baptised Jesus.
Earlier on in September, the pontiff had telephoned an Italian
woman to tell her he would personally baptise her child after
she became pregnant by a man who was already married.
Shop worker Anna Romano, 35, was on holiday when she
received the call from the record-breaking Pope.
In the words of Anna: "I was just so surprised that he had
telephoned me. He said that he had read my letter and he
wanted to speak to me personally about it and reassure me
that someone was worried about me."
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