In Need of a Pastor to Babtise...

Hi P.~

I can totally relate!! My daughter, also Sofia, had to be baptized with catholic Godparents. we basically had to take whoever was available because we didn't have to many to choose from. our church is very strict so both mother and father had to be PRACTICING, needed papers from their parish. it was a lot to go through. another option u have is to technically not have GP's. She can be baptized by the parents, and not have GP's.
Right now i am NOT happy with my daughters Godparents, they never see her, didn't go to her first bday, etc. the 2 ppl that we wanted to be the GP's couldn't because they are not practicing and could not obtain papers.
i know it probably means a lot to your sister, but i'm sure she'll understand that there's just nothing u can do. i think at this point, the most important thing is that you daughter is baptized in God's house. God parent is just a title, and anyone can obtain a title, but by their actions and how involved they are with the child is truly important.
my best friend is more involve with and visits my daughter than her Godmother.
i wouldn't get too stressed about it. just explain to your sister, maybe do a little private ceremony amongst yourselves making her the Godmother.

i hope this helped. Best of luck.
Jennifer

Why not try a non denominational church

My husband is catholic and I am pentecostal. Because of this we attend non-demoninational churches such as Highway Assemblies and Methodist (not non-denominational, but it doesn't matter). The purpose of Godparents is to ensure the children are raised to know and follow our Lord, God. My family is a mis-mash of just about every religion, and we worship together, dedicate our children together and no one cares about the individual religous preferences, as long as the goal of teaching the faith to our children is met. Good luck.

I am not Catholic, but I am a godmother to a wonderful little boy. There is not a requirement that the godmother and godfather need to be a couple. In fact, my godson's mother's cousin is the godfather (he's Catholic) and I'm the godmother. I think it was more that there was controversy in their family about who wanted to be the godmother (they were fighting over it), so she picked me - a family outsider but close to her son - to help in that way. So that's how I know about that part of it. If you can find someone who is willing to be the godfather, then your sister can still be the godmother.....

My godson was baptized at St. Lukes in town in Warrenton.

Hi P.,

I am a practicing Catholic, and my husband is Protestant. We had our son baptized Catholic. We had my sister (Catholic) and a close friend (Lutheran) as godparentsThe Church said that wasd fine since only 1 godparent has to be Catholic.
If you have a close Catholic friend or relative as one godparent, then your sister can be the other.

Hope this helps you.

My brother and sister in law had a similar issue and ended up baptising their daughter at Our Lady Queen of Peace (catholic church) in Arlington, VA. My sis in law is catholic, brother christian and the god parents are also christian and catholic. The church was very laid back and accepting to many situations like this. The church has a huge following. Hope that helps!