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can someone else besides a priest or deacon baptize a child when there is no emergency?
Question Hi father, can someone else besides a priest or deacon baptize a child when there is no emergency? My son was baptized 26 years ago as an infant, and I found out after the baptism that the person who baptized him was a pastoral assistant. Lately I have started