Page 19 - Finding Identity
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CONFIRMED


                                     For  me  it  all  started  at  my

                                     birth  in  August  1962  where

                                     decisions had to be made as to

                                     which  denomination  I  would
                                     be a part of as my Mom was

                                     an  Anglican  and  my  Dad  a

                                     Roman Catholic. It is said that
                                     children  take  their  spiritual

            lead from their fathers so yes as a baby all dressed

            in  white  I  got  baptized  (sprinkled)  into  Roman

            Catholicism.  As  per  the  custom  and  belief  of  the
            Roman  Catholic  Church  after  the  sacrament  of

            baptism  which  represents  re-birth  to  a  new  and

            supernatural  life  it  had  to  be  completed  by  the

            sacrament  of  Confirmation  which  represented
            maturity  and  coming  of  age.  When  I  was  old

            enough to understand what the Catholic Faith was

            all about I had to attend catechism classes and also
            attended  Catholic  schools  namely  Holy  Cross



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