When I had my daughter baptized in Jan. 1962 in a parish in the Chicago area I told the priest that her name was to be Karen Marie. He said that he had to use the Christian name Catherine Mary and that no name could come before Mary; therefore, she was baptized as Mary Catherine. Louise On 5/11/05 3:00 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] [Croatia} Baptism > > The Christian name thing didn't end until after Vatican II for the > Catholic's. I wanted "Cathy" but had to choose Catherine for the baptism of > our daughter. Now, it seems like anything goes when I hear the names that > the poor babies are being given by their parents. > Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > From: " Karen Heiser" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 3:56 PM