The main role of the godparents is to be good examples of the Christian faith for the child to be baptized.  The godparents must watch over the spiritual growth of the newly baptized child or adult, accompany him/her in his/her first steps in the faith, so that he/she learns, as if by his/her hand, the doctrinal and moral foundations of the Christian faith.

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It is already seen that these functions are so serious that they can in no way be considered as substituting for the parents, in the case of ized children: rather, they are complementary to the functions of the parents, without substituting for them, of course.

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Their functions are to present the child who is to be baptized and to see to it that he or she leads a Christian life congruent with baptism and faithfully fulfills the obligations inherent in baptism. 

It should be remembered that the godparents represent the Christian community and are the ones who assume the task of Christian education.