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re: Catholics: Have you ever turned down the offer to be a godparent?
Posted on 8/21/14 at 11:27 am to yellowfin
Posted on 8/21/14 at 11:27 am to yellowfin
What is so dense about pointing out a key variable? OP did not say if he would be Guardian.
I grew up around people that actually took this cultish shite serious and named these Godparents legal guardians. You did not become a Godparent unless you assumed the role of Legal Guardian.
Is it dense to believe there are people out there still operating like this? Aren't there something close to eighty million Catholics in America?
I grew up around people that actually took this cultish shite serious and named these Godparents legal guardians. You did not become a Godparent unless you assumed the role of Legal Guardian.
Is it dense to believe there are people out there still operating like this? Aren't there something close to eighty million Catholics in America?
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Posted on 8/21/14 at 11:30 am to Zephyrius
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Yeah... way too many people do it for social instead of spiritual reasons. Most godparents have no idea that they will be held accountable to this responsibility when they meet their maker. But the parents themselves will be held responsible if they didn't take the spiritual aspects of the decision serious also.
I bet that ever-loving god is just itching to get his hands on those irresponsible godparents.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 11:31 am to The Third Leg
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Then educate others on all these cumbersome responsibilities of a Catholic Godparent.
I think burdensome is the word you were looking for.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 11:32 am to The Third Leg
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What is so dense about pointing out a key variable? OP did not say if he would be Guardian.
I think you can make the assumption that since he didn't mention that they were asking him to be a legal guardian...that they didn't ask him to be the legal guardian.
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I grew up around people that actually took this cultish shite serious and named these Godparents legal guardians.
Great.
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You did not become a Godparent unless you assumed the role of Legal Guardian.
Many of us grew up when things were like that.
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Is it dense to believe there are people out there still operating like this?
No, it is dense to assume a point that was never made and beat it into the ground.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 11:37 am to jose canseco
Merriam Webster Sentence Example: The application process is cumbersome and time-consuming
large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.
"cumbersome diving suits"
synonyms: unwieldy, unmanageable, awkward, clumsy, inconvenient, incommodious; More
antonyms: manageable
large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.
"cumbersome diving suits"
synonyms: unwieldy, unmanageable, awkward, clumsy, inconvenient, incommodious; More
antonyms: manageable
Posted on 8/21/14 at 11:40 am to Artie Rome
I was not assuming it, but rather stating that it can be a condition of acceptance, if so desired by the parties involved.
I can assure you there are parents out there that still do this.
I can assure you there are parents out there that still do this.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 11:43 am to SportzIQ3235
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I have said yes to my previous three godchildren and the last I felt was a mistake in agreeing to. Now a 4th couple have asked and I do not want the responsibility. I am not a habitual church going catholic and I don't participate in the diocese. At this point I don't want the responsibility of another godchild.
Have any of you turned down the offer and how did that decision turn out?
Yes.
By the age of 29 I was already a godfather 4 times (2 friends, 2 families members), which is plenty.
Another friend asked me to be the godfather to his first. I knew his brother, and told him he should pick his brother, and then maybe, I could be godfather if he had another kid down the road.
If you have 4 godchildren, and there is another possible choice/candidate who has none, let them be godfather.
I'm Catholic, but not particularly religious, if you know what I mean. ;-)
Posted on 8/21/14 at 12:03 pm to The Third Leg
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large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.
Like I said, poor use of the word.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 12:46 pm to Jimbeaux
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I've got 9. It's about 4 too many. I should have declined, but that's easier said than done!
9? You're like the Shawn Kemp of godparents.
This post was edited on 8/21/14 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 8/21/14 at 12:49 pm to jose canseco
I guess Merriam Webster is poor with words.
cum·ber·some\'k?m-b?r-s?m\
adjective
: hard to handle or manage because of size or weight
: complicated and hard to do
: long and difficult to read, say, etc.
Full Definition
1 dialect : burdensome, troublesome
2 : unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
3 : slow-moving : ponderous
cum·ber·some\'k?m-b?r-s?m\
adjective
: hard to handle or manage because of size or weight
: complicated and hard to do
: long and difficult to read, say, etc.
Full Definition
1 dialect : burdensome, troublesome
2 : unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
3 : slow-moving : ponderous
Posted on 8/21/14 at 12:49 pm to Stexas
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Attend a christening/1st communion 7 yrs later/confirmation when they're 17/and maybe a wedding???
Aren't godparents supposed to assist in the child's "church" education and set a good example for them?
That would be more responsibility than most on this board would be capable of.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 12:49 pm to SportzIQ3235
No, but I have turned down the offer to be an actual parent, thrice.
Haven't seen lil' dirty Mike, dirty Martha, or dirty Manuel(Mexican bachelor party) in like 4 years.
Haven't seen lil' dirty Mike, dirty Martha, or dirty Manuel(Mexican bachelor party) in like 4 years.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 12:51 pm to SoDakHawk
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I've got 9. It's about 4 too many. I should have declined, but that's easier said than done!
9? You're like the Shawn Kemp of godparents.
I need tot read the entire thread before posting a comment. Doh!
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:27 pm to Rickety Cricket
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I bet that ever-loving god is just itching to get his hands on those irresponsible godparents
i got my first godson in HS right around the time i got confirmed. i was unsure of my "faith" at that point but i accepted. not long afterwards, I was asked again, but felt sufficiently non-religious at that point that i told my sister i wasn't sure that i was the best person to choose because i "was not at a good place in terms of my faith" to make a commitment. she chose someone else. fast forward another 8 years and i got asked again, by another sister, and i told her the same thing. she said she still thought i'd be a good role model though, so i said okay. since i'm getting married outside the church now though, i'm not sure anyone is going to ask me again.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:37 pm to gorillacoco
How come every black man I know has a godson, and they aren't even Catholic? I've never understood this.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:40 pm to SportzIQ3235
I just turned down one in the last week when I found out my ex GF was pregnant and had a baby.
I feel like you have an obligation to do something every once in awhile with your god child so it needs to be someone you really care about, and I honestly have no intention of really being associated with my ex again so I said no, respectfully of course
Plus I don't believe in God... I guess it would be as a parrain then
I feel like you have an obligation to do something every once in awhile with your god child so it needs to be someone you really care about, and I honestly have no intention of really being associated with my ex again so I said no, respectfully of course
Plus I don't believe in God... I guess it would be as a parrain then
This post was edited on 8/21/14 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:47 pm to Austin Cajun
quote:This I have never understood either
How come every black man I know has a godson, and they aren't even Catholic? I've never understood this.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:50 pm to LSU316
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Aren't godparents supposed to assist in the child's "church" education and set a good example for them?
WINNER.
I didn't read the complete thread, but this is what a Godparent is. 
Posted on 8/21/14 at 2:07 pm to SportzIQ3235
To me it is a big deal and if you don't want it don't accept. Explain why and the parents should understand.
I take being a Godfather seriously am very involved on that end of my god-children's lives.
I take being a Godfather seriously am very involved on that end of my god-children's lives.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 2:43 pm to Rickety Cricket
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I bet that ever-loving god is just itching to get his hands on those irresponsible godparents.
I hope not ... I have a godchild that I never see as they were out of state at the time I was asked and then moved across the country to another. I should have said no -- really. Mom/dad are divorced and now remarried to each other again and not attending Catholic church. I feel bad but last time I contacted them it wasn't returned in any way so maybe I'm off the hook?
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