Question 156 – Can I baptize my grandchild? If my daughter had strayed from the faith and won’t baptize her baby?

Interview Organization: Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima
Interviewer Name: Christopher P. Wendt
Date: January 13, 2023
Baptism can occur if the mother consents; however, parental consent is essential. The Church does not permit baptizing children against their parents' wishes, except in life-threatening situations.
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Transcript:

Of course, he/she can baptize as long as the mother is not against the baptism. In practice, we can baptize, but the condition is that the parents should consent to the baptism.

If it is against the will of parents, the church does not allow baptizing children against the expressed will of the parents. Only in the case of danger of death, of life, here, yes, we can baptize a child, an infant, or a child, against the will of the parents. In this case only.