In Orthodox tradition, baptism includes three full submersions (or immersions) into a baptismal font filled with holy water – each submersion for Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.

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The death of a 6-week-old infant after he was submerged during a baptism ceremony has sparked public outrage in Romania and has led to calls for the ritual to be changed.

Romania's Orthodox Church is under pressure to change its baptism ritual after a baby boy died following a ceremony in which he was immersed three times in water.

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An illustrative image of a Russian Orthodox Church christening. A priest has been suspended after a one-year-old baby was left scratched and terrified by his baptism.

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A Romanian baby died after a baptism ceremony in which infants are immersed in holy water three times. The 6-week-old infant was rushed to a hospital in cardiac arrest on Monday and died a few hour… ...

Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition for the Orthodox Church in Romania to stop immersing babies underwater during baptisms amid a growing backlash following the death of a newborn.

Romania’s Orthodox Church is under pressure to change its baptism ritual after a baby boy died following a ceremony in which he was immersed three times in water.

Romania’s Orthodox Church is under pressure to change its baptism ritual after a baby boy died following a ceremony in which he was immersed three times in water. More than 59,000 people have ...