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<p>Within <a href="page.php?w=Christianity">Christianity</a>, a <b>godparent</b> or <b>sponsor</b> is someone who bears witness to a child's <a href="page.php?w=baptism">baptism</a> (christening) and later is willing to help in their <a href="page.php?w=catechesis">catechesis</a>, as well as their lifelong <a href="page.php?w=spiritual_formation">spiritual formation</a>.  In both religious and civil views, a godparent tends to be an individual chosen by the parents to take an interest in the child's upbringing and personal development, and to offer</p><p>
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