Sources of Baptism of Blood & Baptism of Desire

Authors	Conlon, Christopher P.
Tags	baptism of blood, baptism of desire, Catholic teaching, theologians, saints, Doctors of the Church, Fathers of the church
Published	03 set 2014
Date	05 feb 2019
Languages	eng
Identifiers	uri: https://archive.org/details/SourcesOfBaptismOfBloodBaptismOfDesire

Description

Aborted babies can be saved by baptism of blood if they die because of "hatred for the Christian faith," according to

Fr. Francis O’Connell, C.Ss.R., Outlines of Moral Theology (1953), as quoted on the last page of Conlon's Sources of Baptism of Blood & Baptism of Desire:

Baptism of Desire ... is an act of divine charity or perfect contrition... These means (i.e. Baptism of Blood & Desire) presuppose in the recipient at least the implicit will to receive the sacrament... Even an infant can gain the benefit of the Baptism of Blood if he is put to death by a person actuated by hatred for the Christian faith...