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How do the dead ancestors give consent in the current scheme?


Asking them in the afterlife, apparently.


Correct. Proxy baptisms are never considered to make someone a member of the Church, precisely because it is not possible for the earthly Church to confirm with a dead person that they have given their consent. It is merely considered to make the opportunity for giving consent available to the person in the afterlife.




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