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at end of section Fifth century: Council of Mileum II, A.D. 416, Council of Carthage 417 or 418 - added statement "Clearly, there were voices raised in opposition to infant baptism long before the sixteenth century Protestant Reformation."
The Canons of the [[Council of Carthage]] (417 or 418) in condemnation against the views of [[Pelagianism|Pelagius]] and Celestius included an ''anathema'' of all those who rejected the practice of infant baptism.<ref>[https://earlychurchtexts.com/public/carthage_canons_on_sin_and_grace.htm “The Canons of the Council of Carthage (417 or 418) on sin and grace - the original Latin text with English Translation” directed against the views of Pelagius and Celestius - Early Church Texts: One of the most extensive resources on the internet for the study of early Christianity (earlychurchtexts.com)]</ref>
The Canons of the [[Council of Carthage]] (417 or 418) in condemnation against the views of [[Pelagianism|Pelagius]] and Celestius included an ''anathema'' of all those who rejected the practice of infant baptism.<ref>[https://earlychurchtexts.com/public/carthage_canons_on_sin_and_grace.htm “The Canons of the Council of Carthage (417 or 418) on sin and grace - the original Latin text with English Translation” directed against the views of Pelagius and Celestius - Early Church Texts: One of the most extensive resources on the internet for the study of early Christianity (earlychurchtexts.com)]</ref>
:“Likewise it seemed good that whosoever denies that infants newly from their mother’s wombs should be baptized, or says that baptism is for remission of sins, but that they derive from Adam no original sin, which needs to be removed by the laver of regeneration, from whence the conclusion follows, that in them the form of baptism for the remission of sins, is to be understood as false and not true, let him be anathema. For no otherwise can be understood what the Apostle says, “By one man sin is come into the world, and death through sin, and so death passed upon all men in that all have sinned,” than the Catholic Church everywhere diffused has always understood it. For on account of this rule of faith even infants, who could have committed as yet no sin themselves, therefore are truly baptized for the remission of sins, in order that what in them is the result of generation may be cleansed by regeneration.” (Canon 2 of 418 Synod)
:“Likewise it seemed good that whosoever denies that infants newly from their mother’s wombs should be baptized, or says that baptism is for remission of sins, but that they derive from Adam no original sin, which needs to be removed by the laver of regeneration, from whence the conclusion follows, that in them the form of baptism for the remission of sins, is to be understood as false and not true, let him be anathema. For no otherwise can be understood what the Apostle says, “By one man sin is come into the world, and death through sin, and so death passed upon all men in that all have sinned,” than the Catholic Church everywhere diffused has always understood it. For on account of this rule of faith even infants, who could have committed as yet no sin themselves, therefore are truly baptized for the remission of sins, in order that what in them is the result of generation may be cleansed by regeneration.” (Canon 2 of 418 Synod)
Clearly, there were voices raised in opposition to infant baptism long before the sixteenth century [[Protestant Reformation]].
===Sixteenth century===
===Sixteenth century===