ISB ~ Luke 18 v16

belongs the kingdom:Since Baptism is the doorway into God’s kingdom (Jn 3:5), the early Church naturally administered the sacrament to young children (Acts 2:38-39; CCC 1250-52).

• Following the apostolic age, clear evidence for the widespread practice of Infant Baptism emerges from the second and third centuries A.D., where early Fathers such as Origen trace it back to apostolic tradition (Comm. Rom. 5, 9). The Council of Trent (1547) later confirmed and promoted the practice (Sess. 7, can. 13).