Transgender individuals are eligible to serve as godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, act as witnesses at religious weddings, and undergo baptism themselves, as determined by the Vatican’s doctrinal office in response to inquiries from a bishop.
The aforementioned department, commonly referred to as the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith, provided a response that lacked specificity when queried about the possibility of a Church baptism for a child of a same-sex couple, whether adopted or obtained through a surrogate mother, globalnews.ca reports.
