the devil we mean all worldly pride, vanities and
vain shows by which people are enticed into sin, and all foolish or
sinful display of ourselves or of what we possess.

Q. 657. {163} Why is the name of a saint given in Baptism?
A. The name of a saint is given in Baptism in order that the person
baptized may imitate his virtues and have him for a protector.

Q. 658. What is the Saint whose name we bear called?
A. The saint whose name we bear is called our patron saint--to whom we
should have great devotion.

Q. 659. What names should never be given in baptism?
A. These and similar names should never be given in baptism: (1) The
names of noted unbelievers, heretics or enemies of religion and virtue;
(2) the names of heathen gods, and (3) nick-names.

Q. 660. {164} Why are godfathers and godmothers given in Baptism?
A. Godfathers and godmothers are given in Baptism in order that they may
promise, in the name of the child, what the child itself would promise
if it had the use of reason.

Q. 661. By what other name are godfathers and godmothers called?
A. Godfathers and godmothers are usually called sponsors. Sponsors are
not necessary at private baptism.

Q. 662. Can a person ever be sponsor when absent from the baptism?
A. A person can be sponsor even when absent from the baptism, provided
he has been asked and has consented to be sponsor, and provided also
some one answers the questions and touches the person to be baptized in
his name. The absent godfather or godmother is then said to be sponsor
by proxy and becomes the real godparent of the one baptized.

Q. 663. With whom do godparents, as well as the one baptizing, contract
a relationship?
A. Godparents, as well as the one baptizing, contract a spiritual
relationship with the person baptized (not with his parents), and this
relationship is an impediment to marriage that must be made known to the
priest in case of their future marriage with one another. The godfather
and godmother contract no relationship with each other.

Q. 664. What questions should persons who bring a child for baptism be
able to answer?
A. Persons who bring a child for baptism should be able to tell: (1) The
exact place where the child lives; (2) The full name of its parents,
and, in particular, the maiden name, or name before her marriage, of its
mother; (3) The exact day of the month on which it was born; (4) Whether
or not it has received private baptism, and (5) Whether its parents