When should baptism be refused?

From Mrs Barbara Green Sir, 1 am rather at a loss to understand why Mr Paul Murry (July 14) is sad and distressed because his great nephew was refused Baptism, as the fact that the parents and other children do not attend church shows how little regard they have for the sacrament they received.
Baptism is not an automatic passport (albeit a necessity) for salvation, as so many nowadays seem to think.
We have to learn our faith and what is required of us by attending the means provided for so doing. Presumably the child would not be sent to a Catholic school, would not be confirmed or make his first Holy Communion.
Whilst appreciating that Catholic education is not always ideal today at least it would be a grounding in the faith.
It seems to me that the arrogance attributed to the priest in refusing to commit the child to a life in the Church is rather to be laid to the parents' account, who expect everything and are prepared to give nothing. The strength of the Church does not lie in the number of the baptised, but rather in those who practise their faith and participate in what is the centre of itthe Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Yours faithfully, BARBARA M GREEN Birmingham.
From Mr Paul F Murry Sir, Many thanks for publishing my letter re: Baptism (or no Baptism as the case may be).
I really believe it is important to know whether or not there is a "place" for souls of the unbaptised apart from Hell, Purgatory and Heaven.
Some say that unbaptised souls of children as innocent, as holy non-Christians will surely go to heaven. If this is so then why baptism?
Isn't what Our Lord preached important with regard to baptism; and what about St John the Baptist? Is he now redundant? Could we explore once again the possibility of limbo or will faith in a Heaven suffice?
Yours faithfully, PAUL MURRY Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury_ From Mrs Breda Morison Sir, Being a lady of child-like faith, I must write to say how' overwhelmed I was by the simple faith of the Revd. Ian Farrell as revealed in his letter. (July 2I st) He stated so clearly that "Jesus' is Lord". How mightily Christ was raised up by the Revd. Farrell. How strange that churches should be dying when led by men like Rev. Farrell who make faith in Christ so clear and attractive.' What warmth and humility' glowed from the Revd. Farrell's' letter.
must now continue my reading of Philippians 3 v 7-11 which was interrupted by my writing of this reply.
Yours faithfully, BREDA MORISON, Windermere, Cumbria