#12704 Why Do Catholics Believe in Baptism? Infant Baptism and More - Karlo Broussard

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🗓️ 6 May 2026

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Summary

“Why do Catholics believe in baptism?” This question opens a discussion on the significance of baptism in Catholic faith, addressing how Catholics understand being born again through this sacrament. Other topics include navigating relationships with family in the SSPX, the role of evangelism for new converts, and the interpretation of 1 Peter 3:21 regarding baptismal regeneration.

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Questions Covered:

01:45 – Why do Catholics believe we are born again at baptism, and how do we answer Protestants who deny it?
06:50 – I’m a convert and I have family who are SSPX and they say that its wrong for me to go to my church. How do I navigate this and why do they believe this?
13:51 – What do Catholics believe about evangelism? I’m about to be confirmed and am wondering what God will expect of me.
20:53 – 1 Peter 3:21 says baptism now saves you. But it seems like the later part of that verse would contradict the Catholic view of baptismal regeneration.
29:25 – I’m married and considering becoming a permanent deacon. I am too young for the program now, but what can I do to form myself now before I am eligible for the program at age 35?
33:47 – Why is artificial insemination a sin?
41:15 – John 3:5 says nobody can enter the kingdom of heaven unless they are born of water and the spirit. How does this square with Genesis 2:4-7, which seems to describe a baptism of Adam. Adam was already in the kingdom, so why would he need baptism?
46:20 – Why does the Catholic Church practice infant baptism? Shouldn’t it be later like with confirmation?

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1:11.7	usual thing. Carlo is in the apologist's chair. He's feeling the questions, and he's doing a bang-up job, if I may say so after one hour, Carlo. I think you're doing great. You ready to do more? Thank you, Thomas. I appreciate that. Now that I've gotten such great affirmation, of course I'm ready to do some more. You've built up my confidence, man. OK, all right. Yeah, I just shudder to think what you would say if I had just ripped you apart. But no, we want a confident Carlo answering questions, and that's what we're going to get. So Joe in Cleveland, Ohio. Joe, thanks for hanging on with us through the break. You have a very confident, Carlo Broussard, ready to answer your question.
1:45.8	Go ahead with it.
1:46.8	Yes, Carl.
1:49.9	I recently encountered a fellow who was baptized a Catholic, and he's in his mid-60s, I'm in
1:57.9	my mid-70s, and I mentioned stuff about the Catholic Church.
2:03.4	I still assumed he was a Catholic, and he says, no.
2:06.3	He says, you have to be born again.
2:08.3	And I said, I think, and I hope I'm right, to be born again is when we're baptized.
2:14.2	He says, no, you cannot make that decision as a child.
2:17.4	I said, that's why you have
2:18.3	parents to guide you. And if you're not exposed to Christ, but at least you have that mark upon your soul.
2:26.6	Now, so I'm not sure what the denomination he's in, whether there's different groups of Baptist,
2:32.7	there's different groups of Pentecostals.
2:35.6	Yeah.
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