Straight from the Vatican itself:

http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/p2s2c1a1.htm

As a Catholic, I can confirm that I was indeed baptised as an infant.

Erin- I am the child of a pastor as well, and, basically, I think it depends on the church. Some Catholic churchs use the term Christining, others use the term baptism. Likewise, some prostestant churches use the term baptism, and others use the term christening.
In fact, I have a friend who is Catholic, and I have heard her use BOTH terms, baptism and christening.

All of that said, you are definently right about Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, etc. being protestants. I can understand why Karen was confused, though, since some prostetant demoniations believe in infant baptism and others do not.

Erin, you’re wrong. Catholics do call it BAPTISM. There are 7 sacraments of the Catholic church that we celebrate, and the first one is BAPTISM. Besides, since the article came from Catholic Online, I am pretty sure that THEY know what they call it!

I don’t want to take this off topic, but as the child of a Methodist pastor, and well versed via my college education in differences in Christian denominations, the infant baptism in Catholicism is termed christening, and I know in reverse, Catholics will not acknowledge infant baptism done in a Protestant church because the child is not aware of the role of baptism. Also, Karen, Protestants ARE Methodists, Lutherans, Presbyterians, etc., they are NOT grouped in the same “class” as Catholics.

Perhaps we should stick with the topic of the post?

Erin: I beg to differ. Catholics most definitely DO believe in baptizing infants (actually people of all ages). I am Catholic myself, so I know of which I speak.

Erin’s misinformed; the Catholic Church def. endorses infant baptism.

This is my ignorance speaking but I thought a christening and baptism were the same thing? But I do know that Catholics believe in infant baptism as do Lutherans, Methodists, and Presbyterians. And it is Protestants, Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and non-denominational churches that do not believe in infant baptism.

I love the name Nicoletta, so pretty and very italian.

I was raised Catholic and our church called it baptism. My husband was raised Luthern and his church called it being christened.

Actually, she would have been christened. Catholics don’t believe in baptizing infants.