Same baby baptised twice (at least)

the_dark_side · 27-11-2009 06:05PM #1

I heard this story last week... a priest in Donegal was asked by members of the travelling community, to do a christianing one morning at 11am, and a different priest was asked to do another christianing in a neighbouring town on the same day, except at 4pm. The second priest realised that he had other commitments and asked the first priest to cover for him, so he agreed to do both christianings.

On the day of the christianing, the family arrived and the baby was baptised in the first church at 11am. Then the priest made his way over to the second church at 4pm to do the other christianing, arrived into the church to find the same family all seated in the congregation, with the same baby that had just been baptised a few hours before.

Why were they doing this? answer: multiple birth certs, benefit fraud

brummytom · 27-11-2009 06:06PM

I see bad things for this thread

/Psychic

NothingMan · 27-11-2009 06:07PM

Since when does the church issue birth certs? They just give you a baptismal cert. The birth cert I would assume would be handled in the registry office.

Archeron · 27-11-2009 06:08PM

Maybe it was a really evil baby and it had lots of sins to cleanse, one baptism just isnt enough sometimes.

AnonoBoy · 27-11-2009 06:09PM

Everyone knows it's good luck to baptise a baby twice.

It prevents colic.

My name is URL · 27-11-2009 06:10PM

Links to story to prove you're not just a troll

KungPao · 27-11-2009 06:11PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Everyone knows it's good luck to baptise a babby twice.

It prevents colic.

Dont be at yourself · 27-11-2009 06:11PM

But, uh, aren't birth certs and baptismal certs two different things?

kelle · 27-11-2009 06:12PM

Maybe they just enjoy family get-togethers.

prinz · 27-11-2009 06:13PM

Once for James Pius..

and once for Blackie.

minidazzler · 27-11-2009 06:13PM

NothingMan wrote: »

Since when does the church issue birth certs? They just give you a baptismal cert. The birth cert I would assume would be handled in the registry office.

True, but with home births maybe there is a chance you could use the baptismal cery to obtain a birth cert? Then claim benefits for both birth certs?

Tomebagel · 27-11-2009 06:13PM

i heard this story but it was about a nigerian family,

i think its just the racist irish making up stories:rolleyes:

Bob_Harris · 27-11-2009 06:13PM

Maybe the priest was masturbating while baptising the baby.

KungPao · 27-11-2009 06:14PM

It's a funny story tbf.

the_dark_side · 27-11-2009 06:14PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Links to story to prove you're not just a troll

I will try and find links, it happened a few weeks ago. From what I heard, all that is needed to claim child benefit in Northern Ireland is a baptismal cert... I incorrectly stated that it was a birth cert on my original post. It is common enough in the uk to have multiple identites so as to defraud the social welfare. By the way.... what is a troll?

NothingMan · 27-11-2009 06:17PM

the_dark_side wrote: »

what is a troll?

They're green and live under bridges, and are commonly seen in AH.

marco_polo · 27-11-2009 06:28PM

Tomebagel wrote: »

i heard this story but it was about a nigerian family,

i think its just the racist irish making up stories:rolleyes:

Actually the Traveller/Nigerian/Roma/Polish couple from Cork/Donegal/Limerick/Dublin are probably just going to use the extra baptismal cert to avail of two prams under the free pram/car/clothes/mobile/stuff scheme and then flog the spare one.

ejmaztec · 27-11-2009 06:32PM

Tomebagel wrote: »

i heard this story but it was about a nigerian family,

i think its just the racist irish making up stories:rolleyes:

A strange coincidence, but when I heard it a couple of weeks ago, it was a Polish couple in Kerry.:eek:

....and after the Christening, the father fell asleep, only to wake up in an ice-cold bath with one of his kidneys missing:eek:

The guy · 27-11-2009 06:38PM

the_dark_side wrote: »

priest

the_dark_side wrote: »

travelling community

the_dark_side wrote: »

fraud

All you need now is ducks and polish people and you have an excellent trolling thread.

kpbdublin · 27-11-2009 06:42PM

Seems like a classic urban legend,

Senna · 27-11-2009 06:45PM

Maybe they were stealing the holy water, those cunning travellers.

Daroxtar · 27-11-2009 06:54PM

Tomebagel wrote: »

i think its just the racist irish making up stories:rolleyes:

Irony, get your irony here, going cheap......

GreeBo · 27-11-2009 07:00PM

Sure you have to baptize them twice, once for the left ankle and once for the right, otherwise you will end up with a debilitating Achilles heel!

BlitzKrieg · 27-11-2009 07:01PM

clearly the reason for the 2 baptisms was that they werent sure who was the dad so the two families are going to share the baby like a condo in florida...

Tomebagel · 27-11-2009 07:04PM

Daroxtar wrote: »

Irony, get your irony here, going cheap......

Touché.

JimmyCrackCorn! · 27-11-2009 07:04PM

I heard the almost the same story 6 years ago in a different place

That baby gets around.

/In before the lock

philologos · 27-11-2009 07:06PM

kpbdublin wrote: »

Seems like a classic urban legend,

Urban, Donegal?

Tawny · 27-11-2009 07:14PM

the_dark_side wrote: »

all that is needed to claim child benefit in Northern Ireland is a baptismal cert... ... It is common enough in the uk to have multiple identites so as to defraud the social welfare. By the way.... what is a troll?

Just plain wrong.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/start/claiming/how-to-claim.htm#4

Firstly, 2 mins on the net would show that you need birth cert to claim child benefit. Secondly, multiple identities fraud is no more common in the UK than anywhere else. Thirdly, how can you have circa. 300 posts and not know what a troll is?

the_dark_side · 27-11-2009 07:37PM

Tawny wrote: »

Just plain wrong.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/start/claiming/how-to-claim.htm#4

Firstly, 2 mins on the net would show that you need birth cert to claim child benefit. Secondly, multiple identities fraud is no more common in the UK than anywhere else. Thirdly, how can you have circa. 300 posts and not know what a troll is?

dont shoot the messenger... this story from an official working in the department of social welfare in Donegal, unless they picked it up without realising it was an urban legend...
Ive often seen the word 'troll' being bandied about on boards, I just never bothered finding out what it meant, but now that Im being accused of being one, Im interested. It seems like a childish expression, and no one has accurately explained what it means yet

Biggins · 27-11-2009 07:39PM

Twins that traveled?
They were travelers weren't they?

My name is URL · 27-11-2009 07:41PM

the_dark_side wrote: »

dont shoot the messenger... this story from an official working in the department of social welfare in Donegal, unless they picked it up without realising it was an urban legend...
Ive often seen the word 'troll' being bandied about on boards, I just never bothered finding out what it meant, but now that Im being accused of being one, Im interested. It seems like a childish expression, and no one has accurately explained what it means yet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29

Same baby baptised twice (at least)

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