Priest Zorin told how the choice of godparents is carried out and whether a grandmother can baptize her grandsontranslated

Parents cannot become godparents of their own child, however, in certain circumstances, this role can be entrusted to the grandmother. Priest Vitaly Zorin, rector of the Church of John the Baptist in Zarechny, spoke about this, as quoted by the publication “Capital 58”. The priest explained that the Orthodox Church makes special demands on foster children, since they are responsible for the spiritual upbringing of the child.

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The main responsibility of the godfather is not simply to participate in the sacrament, but to guarantee it before the Church. The baby is not yet able to independently express a conscious attitude towards faith, so the recipient confirms the intention to raise him in Orthodox traditions. Such a guarantee also presupposes confidence that the child’s parents are sincere believers. For this reason, infant baptism without a recipient is not carried out.

Zorin explained the ban on the participation of parents as godparents by the presence of a conflict of interest. By analogy with legal practice, the mother and father are considered interested parties, and therefore cannot simultaneously act as independent...