Baptism of a Catechumen

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Here is a sample case. Let's say there is an unbaptized man who comes from a Fundamentalist background and really wants to become Catholic. In fact, his resolve to become Catholic is very strong and he is committed to being received into the Church. However, this man has serious doubts regarding the Marian dogmas, most especially the Perpetual Virginity and the Immaculate Conception.

Is it permissible in any way to baptize this particular catechumen while at the same time, he does not profess faith in either of these two dogmas (the Assumption and the Immaculate Conception) due to his opposition to them?

If so, wouldn't it be a violation of the fundamental raison d'etre for dogma and we would be setting this man up for being a formal heretic after his baptism?

If not, what should be done in this case? Should he remain a catechumen until such a point in time where he is able to believe these truths with a Catholic and divine faith?

Finally, is it permissible for such a catechumen to not believe in these truths and become Catholic while at the same time, he does not explicitly deny these truths. He just doesn't really believe them.

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Any adult who is to be baptized into the Catholic faith must profess the Catholic faith in its entirety. Thus, a person who cannot profess the faith of the Church, should not be baptized until he can profess the Catholic faith in its entirety.

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In the Roman Rite the baptismal service that is attached to the Easter Vigil begins with the following prayer:

[quote]Dear friends, let us pray to almighty God for our brothers and sisters, (give the names of the catechumens to be baptized), who are asking for baptism. He has called them and brought them to this moment; may He grant them light and strength to follow Christ with resolute hearts [i]and to profess the faith of the Church[/i]. May He give them the new life of the Holy Spirit, whom we are about to call down on this water.[/quote]
In the Roman Rite those to be received into full communion are required to make the following profession of faith:

[quote]I believe and profess all that the holy Catholic Church believes, teaches, and proclaims to be revealed by God.[/quote]
The Byzantine Rites also require a profession of faith on the part of those being received into full communion with the Catholic Church, and in the Ruthenian Church that profession of faith includes the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed and the three additional or concluding propositions attached to the [i]Professio Fidei[/i] by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith back in 1989.