From the monthly archives:

December 2004

The relevance of godparents

by Connie Veneracion on December 27, 2004

The law does not require that a child be baptized. The church does. This religious sacrament entails that the child’s parents choose a godparent. The godparent accepts the responsibility of becoming a “second parent” to the child.

How relevant are “second parents” in this context?

The law has very specific provisions as to who shall bear the [...]

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