What is the canonical status of RCIA participants after baptism?

What is the canonical status of RCIA participants after baptism?

• A. They are still in the process and have not yet joined the Church.
• B. They are fully initiated Catholics, receive Confirmation and Eucharist, and are integrated into the parish community.
• C. They are only baptized but not yet confirmed.
• D. They become member of the church only for liturgies.

Answer: (B)

After RCIA, the key point is that when someone is baptized and then receives the other two sacraments of initiation—Confirmation and the Eucharist—they are fully initiated Catholics. They are integrated into the parish community with the rights and responsibilities of a Catholic and are no longer considered to be “in process.” This completion is what makes them fully part of the Church. If they had only been baptized and had not yet received Confirmation and Eucharist, they would still be in the process of being initiated, not fully initiated. Being present for liturgies alone does not confer full initiation; the sacramental completion through Confirmation and the Eucharist does.

After RCIA, the key point is that when someone is baptized and then receives the other two sacraments of initiation—Confirmation and the Eucharist—they are fully initiated Catholics. They are integrated into the parish community with the rights and responsibilities of a Catholic and are no longer considered to be “in process.” This completion is what makes them fully part of the Church. If they had only been baptized and had not yet received Confirmation and Eucharist, they would still be in the process of being initiated, not fully initiated. Being present for liturgies alone does not confer full initiation; the sacramental completion through Confirmation and the Eucharist does.