Holding to religious faith in a secular world is hard. Asking someone to act as the godparent for your child or for someone else’s child in their stead can help make that religious faithfulness a little bit easier. While godparenthood originated within the Catholic faith, each of the different branches of Christianity includes godparents in children’s lives. We’ve summarized the commonalities and differences below so that you can understand this important role across Christian traditions. Catholic Godparents Godparents started in the Catholic faith and are still an important part of…
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