nditions has Our Lord laid down for the gaining of this
inheritance?
A. The conditions Our Lord has laid down for the gaining of this
inheritance are: (1) That we receive, when possible, the Sacraments He
has instituted; and (2) That we believe and practice all He has taught.

Q. 626. Did not St. John the Baptist institute the Sacrament of Baptism?
A. St. John the Baptist did not institute the Sacrament of Baptism, for
Christ alone could institute a Sacrament. The baptism given by St. John
had the effect of a Sacramental; that is, it did not of itself give
grace, but prepared the way for it.

Q. 627. {153} Are actual sins ever remitted by Baptism?
A. Actual sins and all the punishment due to them are remitted by
Baptism, if the person baptized be guilty of any.

Q. 628. That actual sins may be remitted by baptism, is it necessary to
be sorry for them?
A. That actual sins may be remitted by baptism it is necessary to be
sorry for them, just as we must be when they are remitted by the
Sacrament of Penance.

Q. 629. What punishments are due to actual sins?
A. Two punishments are due to actual sins: one, called the eternal, is
inflicted in hell; and the other, called the temporal, is inflicted in
this world or in purgatory. The Sacrament of Penance remits or frees us
from the eternal punishment and generally only from part of the
temporal. Prayer, good works and indulgences in this world and the
sufferings of purgatory in the next remit the remainder of the temporal
punishment.

Q. 630. Why is there a double punishment attached to actual sins?
There is a double punishment attached to actual sins, because in their
commission there is a double guilt: (1) Of insulting God and of turning
away from Him; (2) Of depriving Him of the honor we owe Him, and of
turning to His enemies.

Q. 631. {154} Is Baptism necessary to salvation?
A. Baptism is necessary to salvation, because without it we cannot enter
into the kingdom of heaven.

Q. 632. Where will persons go who--such as infants--have not committed
actual sin and who, through no fault of theirs, die without baptism?
A. Persons, such as infants, who have not committed actual sin and who,
through no fault of theirs, die without baptism, cannot enter heaven;
but it is the common belief they will go to some place similar to Limbo,
where they will be free from suffering, though deprived of the happiness
of heaven.

Q. 633. {155} Who can administer Baptism?
A. A priest is