3 godparents? or 2 sets per child (catholic)

is there a such thing...........

my twins will be baptized within the next few months and i have  4 female  family members to choose from and they are all good choices

godfather will be my brother  for both, he also baptized my daughter last year

i dont know how to narrow down my choices without offending anyone

any clues???

stephanie

I think it really depends on your church.  My  sister's church let her have 2 godmother's and 1 godfather but my church would not let me do the same.

I agree with Suzy - depends on how strict of a Catholic church it is. THe stricter ones I don't think will allow it since it isn't in the "rules" I say more people who love the babies and want to stand up for them the better!

As far as narrowing down the choices, that is something only you and your hubby can decide. I need to start coming up with my selections VERY soon

Dylan and Jack (my twins) have their own godmothers and godfathers.  Since not all could be at church the day of their baptisms, we had stand-ins for them.  

Our church (Catholic) does not require that the godparent be Catholic, but the stand-in must be.  My brother, who is as Jewish as can be and is a Cantor, will be Maryn's godfather. 

So like the others stated, it depends on the church.  

Will the ceremonies be separate? I think they Baptize one and then the other there should not be a problem.  With my last two children they share a God Mother but there God Fathers are different. They are not twins though so I do not know the logistics with that.  I have the opposite problem, we have used all our family members more than once and I have no idea who to use this time around. It really is a very difficult choice.

Good Luck,
Emily

no ceremonies same day i will use my brother for both boys, but have 4 females to choose from

I'm catholic and my church allows as many godparents as you want (and they can be shared by both kids) but at least 1 must be a practicing catholic.   You could have 5 - a muslim, a jew, a protestant, a NON-practicing catholic and a practising catholic.   The practicing catholic does need to take a class and have permission from their parish if it is different from yours, neither of which are hard to do. There are overall diocean rules but they are often bent per parish.  Call your parish priest and find out his requirements. 

yes i called today and was told 2 godparents per child,male n female, both needed to be catholic and confirmed

ok i got 4 ladies all confirmed n catholic...............

Just assuming none of them cross-dress or have deep voices and can pose as men???   Kidding!  Here's a thought, perhaps I'm not a religious purist here but what is the harm in calling all of them godparents in your mind and the child's throughout it's life?  Belief and Faith is at the crux of the religion.  If your child believes they are all godparents and all of these women act that part, then they are.   The role of a godparent is to back up the parents in case anything happens and help guide the child throughout it's life to walk in the faith, keep it on the straight and narrow.   So, what say, God Forbid, the one woman you pick now is killed before your child reaches 10, or you have a falling out with her in 2 years and she's banned from your house...what, no one else steps in to fill the void???   The child rots in Hell?   No. None of that happens.   Certainly you can choose a person to be in the church representing all 4 of them and the pictures at the party etc. feature all 4 equally.   Don't overthink it, it will take the joy out of it.