Hung: You're correct. As part of the Rite of Baptism, the priest asks of the parents and Godparents (or the person to be baptized himself if he is of the age of reason) similar questions. The Rite for Baptism of One Child can be found online at the Catholic Liturgy Library. I'm not at home at the moment so I'm without my reference materials, but I want to say that the questioning form of the creed is allowed many other times- possibly at every Mass? The questioning form of the creed is said, I believe, whenever we, the people, undergo a "Renewal of Baptismal Promises"; usually done on Easter Sunday in my experience. The questioning form, overall, is pretty common in the Roman rite (perhaps others as well). For example, during the "Rite of Marriage During Mass", there is a Questions (Interrogationes ante consensum) section. The priest then questions them about their freedom of choice, faithfulness to each other, and the acceptance and upbringing of children: N. and N., have you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage? Will you love and honor each other as man and wife for the rest your lives? Will you accept children lovingly from God, and bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church? That line of questioning is for the couple stating their intent to enter into the marriage. They then declare their consent, which I argue is the actual moment of the sacrament. As I mentioned in the Rite of Baptism, the parents/Godparents are questioned multiple times:What name do you give your child? What do you ask of God's Church of N? ...Do you clearly understand what you are undertaking? [to the Godparents] Are you ready to help the parents of this child in their duty as Christian parents? Do you reject Satan? And all his works? Do you believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth? Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died and was buried, rose from the dead, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father? Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting? This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus our Lord. That is followed by one last question: "Is it your will that N. should be baptized in the faith of the Church, which we have all professed with you?" Then, the celebrant baptizes the child. In that form, you notice first that the celebrant intends to ensure that the parents/Godparents believe in the Faith that they wish the child to enter. After confirming the orthodoxy, he asks again for the intention of the parents and why they are bringing this child now before God. After confirming the intent, the orthodoxy, and the intent in the context of orthodoxy, the child recieves the sacrament. The Rite of Confirmation has a time for questions as well, in this case using the "Renewal of Baptismal Promises" mentioned above: Do you reject Satan and all his empty promises? Do you believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth? Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father? Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who came upon the apostles at Pentecost and today is given to you sacramentally in confirmation? Do you believe in the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting? This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess it in Christ Jesus our Lord. Looks familiar eh? There is a difference between the questioning done here and the one at baptism. The bishop, after questioning, lays his hands on the to-be-confirmed, then he anoints them with Chrism. The only time that the will of candidates is mentioned is at the very beginning of the Rite with the "Presentation of the Candidates." A minister, according to local custom, calls out the names of those to be confirmed and each acknowledges that. There are questioning sections of ordinations, the Chrism Mass (Renewal of Priestly Promises), and probably a good number of other rituals. It would be interesting to find a revised copy of the Pontificale. Anyhow, it's an interesting point. I'll probably post something about either the questioning form, the use of the Creed or both.