Roman Catholic Christian’s believe that all humans are born with the stain of original sin, because the sin of Adam and Eve was passed on through reproduction. And the only way to free someone of this is sin, is to link them with Jesus Christ. Whose death on the Cross overcame the consequences of original sin. They do this, both by re-enacting death and rising again, and by joining the spiritual community of the Church. Both of these happen during a baptism service. And it is for this reason that Roma Catholics normally practice peadobaptism. Through a formal ritual which links the child with Christ the soul of the infant is washed clean of original sin. The key parts of the ritual are the Priest preforming the baptism, which makes the sign of the cross on the child’s forehead to symbolise that the child belongs to Christ. The Adults who bring the child for baptisms reject evil and sin on behalf of the child, through a declaration of faith in God the father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit on behalf of the child.This is formally accepting the terms of membership of the church. The person preforming the baptisms asks God to make holy water used for baptism through the Holy Spirit, son that the infant will be born of water and the spirit. The Baby may only be immersed three times in the water, or have water poured over its head three times, as the person preforming the baptisms says, “I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit”. This symbolises both the washing away of sin, and also death (going under water), and resurrection (Coming out the water. Afterwards the Baby is then anointed with perfumed oil, consecrated by the Bishop, which is a symbol of the gift of the Holy Spirit. This means he or she is now a member of the church. The child is given a candle, lit from the Easter candle, to symbolise that the child has died to sin and risen to new life with Christ. The child may be dressed in new white clothes as a sign of a new life free from sin.