Baptism

The Sacrament of Baptism is the "gateway to the other Sacraments and necessary for salvation by actual reception or at least by desire" (Canon 849).

According to the law of the Church, "The celebration of Baptism must be prepared properly" and as such, parent(s) who wish their child to be baptized must be properly instructed and there must be a "founded hope that the infant will be brought up in the Catholic religion" (Canon 868.2).