Godparent?

[DeSnousa]

Hi everybody, well today I was asked by my father if I wanted to be a Godfather for my half-sister. Only problem is can a brother be a Godfather? We are Roman Catholic.

I'm also sorry, but I could not find this info on the web.

Thanks a lot 🙂

 

[MongoTheGeek]

Hi everybody, well today I was asked by my father if I wanted to be a Godfather for my half-sister. Only problem is can a brother be a Godfather? We are Roman Catholic.

I'm also sorry, but I could not find this info on the web.

Thanks a lot 🙂

Yes.

The purpose of a Godparent is to make sure that she continues in the faith.

 

[DeSnousa]

Yes.

The purpose of a Godparent is to make sure that she continues in the faith.

Thanks so much for the speedy response 🙂

That is good news, as she is my half-sister (we don't live together) so it would be nice to have a greater attachment to her 🙂

 

[macmama]

You can be a godparent in the Catholic Church if you:

• have received the sacrament of confirmation
• attend church regularly (you will likely need a letter from your parish; usually they know this by you giving "envelopes" weekly)

You can also be a "Christian Witness" if you're a non-Catholic Christian who is active in your own church, as long as you've never converted out of Catholicism. The other godparent in this case must be a Catholic.

HTH.