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#308 Dunking, Pouring, or Sprinkling? - Jimmy Akin

Nov 4, 2023
"Jimmy Akin, an expert in Catholic apologetics and author, discusses the different modes of baptism. He clarifies that the Catholic Church does use immersion and considers it the most expressive way. He addresses the misinformation about Catholic baptism using sprinkling."
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  • Baptism can be performed through immersion, pouring, or sprinkling, and the Catholic Church acknowledges immersion as the most expressive method.
  • The New Testament does not specify a particular mode for baptism, indicating that early Christian practice varied and included immersion, pouring, and sprinkling.

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Multiple modes of baptism

There are three methods by which baptism can be performed: immersion or dunking, effusion or pouring, and aspersion or sprinkling. The Catholic Church acknowledges immersion as the most expressive way of administering baptism, but it also allows for pouring the water three times over the candidate's head.

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