Baptism
"Except in a case of necessity, it is unlawful for anyone without due permission to confer baptism outside his own territory, not even upon his own subjects." and administration of baptism is one of the functions especially entrusted to the parish priest. However, for validity in the eyes of the Catholic Church, "any person, even someone not baptized, can baptize, if he has the required intention. The intention required is to will to do what the Church does when she baptizes, and to apply the Trinitarian baptismal formula".
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“This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
—Bible: New Testament Matthew, 3:17.
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