Is it possible to become a stepson's godfather?translated

Reader question:

Hello. I am a stepfather, the child’s own father is no longer alive. There is a godfather. Can a child have several godparents? Can I baptize him again and be his godfather? I want to be a father in the church way, let me be a godfather.

Denis

Priest's answer:

Archpriest Andrey EFANOV

God bless you, dear Denis!

See how things are.

Baptism is not the rite of naming godparents, it is the Sacrament of a person joining the Church. It happens once in a lifetime, and, thank God, it happened with a child. The purpose of joining the Church is for a person to have the opportunity to partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ, to confess, and to be able to pray for him in a church-like manner. So there is no need to baptize a child a second time!

We have the following materials about the meaning of Baptism:

Baptism

How do Christians explain the need for baptism?

The child needs godparents, firstly, because at the time of Baptism, children cannot recite the Creed, and godparents are those who vouch for the child and read for him. Secondly, these are those who help him grow in faith and pray for a child. This in no way removes...