medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:25:30 -0900, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>Baptism by SPRINKLING? Or by DRIPPING? I have never heard of such a
>practice!
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>Baptism may be validly conferred by dunking/immersion or by pouring. But
>"sprinkling" or "dripping"? No way!
According to the Oxford Dictionary of the Church:
"aspersion. The method of baptism whereby the candidate is merely
sprinkled with the baptismal water. It is a variant of affusion (in which
the water is actually poured on the candidate), and is held to be
admissible only in exceptional circumstances."
No references or dates are given.
I've never heard of this happening, but I would guess it might be
considered for the baptism of very sick babies.
Gordon
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