Baptism of Blood - Baptism of Desire - Heresy
Channel: Pater Rolf Lingen
Date: 2018-01-08

The necessity of water baptism for salvation
Can baptism of water (baptismus aquae /fluminis) be substituted by baptism of desire (baptismus flaminis / desiderii) or baptism of blood (baptismus sanguinis), or is the possibility of baptism of desire / baptism of blood heretical? The facts:
1. One of the most prominent authors of a catechism was Joseph Deharbe (1800 - 1871). His catechism was further edited after his death and remained standard in Germany until 1955. In the German-English edition of 1892 we read: »Baptism is the first and most necessary sacrament. [...] Because without baptism no one can be saved.