VIDEO: Long defending the practice, Pope Francis baptizes child of unmarried couple

by Joseph Saraceno

BAPTIZINGHaving long called for the practice, Pope Francis baptized the baby of an unmarried couple in the Sistine Chapel during Baptism of the Lord mass at the Vatican. The unnamed parents and their child took part in the traditional Baptism of the Lord mass with 31 others, commemorating the day St. John baptized Jesus. LINK