Question for catholics?

First, if the person has been baptized in any Christian Church, using the trinitarian formula Christ commanded, the Catholic Church recognizes that baptism as valid. That person would not be baptized again when he/she becomes Catholic. Secondly, if that person is not baptized at all, the fact that the person is taking specific steps to be baptized (such as RCIA), but is physically prevented from actually receiving the sacrament by cirstances beyond their control, that person receives the full graces of the sacrament. This is called "Baptism of desire". This would also apply to an infant whose parents are taking steps to have the child baptized, but who dies before he/she can actually receive the sacrament. It also applies to the "good thief" crucified with Christ. This has been the teaching of the Christian Church from earliest times. In the early Church, preparation for becoming accepted into the Church (Catechumenate) took several years. Many people were arrested and executed for being Christian during those years of preparation. What we know about a just and merciful God therefore requires that such persons would not suffer the same fate as those who simply reject God and His Church.