Roman Orthodox Church rejects demands for baptism changes after infant's death
Franciscan monk Iulian Misariu prays during the inaugural mass for a church made entirely from ice at Balea Lac resort in the Fagaras mountains, Romania, January 29, 2015. | Reuters/Radu Sighetti The leadership of the Romanian Orthodox Church has decided not to change its ancient practice of full-immersion baptism of babies despite public outrage that followed the recent death of an infant during christening. The denomination’s decision-making body, Holy Synod, has announced that the baptism ritual will remain and that it will only urge priests to be more careful when they perform the ritua...
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