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A '''Godparent''', Godfather or Godmother, is a title given by the [[Catholic Church]] through their Code of Canon Law, describing the sponsor and their lifetime guidance of the newly baptized and newly confirmed members of Church. Godparents are not only for [[infant]]s, as the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) has sponsors.

In [[Christianity]], a '''Godparent''' (Godfather or Godmother), also known as a '''Sponsor''', is a title given by the Church, describing the mentor and their lifetime guidance of the newly baptized and newly confirmed members of Church. Godparents are not only for [[infant]]s, as the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) has sponsors. The practice of godparents/sponsors, is done in the Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, and Reformed/Presbyterian/Congregationalist Churches.

 

In the [[Catholic Church]], the Code of Canon Law applies.

""Parents and godparents, this light has been entrusted to you to be kept burning brightly."

""Parents and godparents, this light has been entrusted to you to be kept burning brightly."