K\u0159est je prvn\u00ed a z\u00e1rove\u0148 nejd\u016fle\u017eit\u011bj\u0161\u00ed sv\u00e1tost\u00ed, kterou \u010dlov\u011bk p\u0159ij\u00edm\u00e1. Osvobozuje n\u00e1s od jha prvotn\u00edho h\u0159\u00edchu. Naz\u00fdv\u00e1 se sv\u00e1tost\u00ed p\u0159istoupen\u00ed, proto\u017ee jeho p\u0159ijet\u00ed n\u00e1s za\u010dle\u0148uje do k\u0159es\u0165ansk\u00e9ho spole\u010denstv\u00ed. P\u0159ijet\u00edm k\u0159tu za\u010d\u00edn\u00e1 n\u00e1\u0161 vztah s Bohem; je to za\u010d\u00e1tek dlouh\u00e9 cesty v\u00edry. B\u00fdt pok\u0159t\u011bn je nezbytn\u00e9 pro p\u0159ijet\u00ed v\u011b\u010dn\u00e9ho \u017eivota. Bez k\u0159tu nem\u016f\u017eeme p\u0159ijmout ani ostatn\u00ed sv\u00e1tosti. K\u0159est nej\u010dast\u011bji p\u0159ij\u00edmaj\u00ed d\u011bti. V katolick\u00e9 c\u00edrkvi tento ob\u0159ad zahrnuje vylit\u00ed sv\u011bcen\u00e9 vody na hlavu a kn\u011bz pron\u00e1\u0161\u00ed slova: \"K\u0159t\u00edm t\u011b ve jm\u00e9nu Otce i Syna i Ducha svat\u00e9ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
V pr\u016fb\u011bhu let se kolem t\u00e9matu k\u0159tu d\u011bt\u00ed vedlo mnoho spor\u016f. St\u00e1le \u010dast\u011bji se objevuj\u00ed tvrzen\u00ed, \u017ee jde o vnucov\u00e1n\u00ed n\u00e1bo\u017eenstv\u00ed d\u00edt\u011bti proti jeho v\u016fli. N\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed rodi\u010de se k\u0159tu sv\u00fdch d\u011bt\u00ed z\u0159\u00edkaj\u00ed a rozhoduj\u00ed se ponechat volbu v t\u00e9to v\u011bci na nich, jakmile budou dostate\u010dn\u011b star\u00e9 a zral\u00e9, aby se mohly rozhodnout. Je zaj\u00edmav\u00e9, \u017ee v d\u0159\u00edv\u011bj\u0161\u00edch dob\u00e1ch nebylo zvykem d\u011bti k\u0159t\u00edt. Tuto sv\u00e1tost p\u0159ij\u00edmali p\u0159edev\u0161\u00edm dosp\u011bl\u00ed. Stejn\u011b tomu bylo i v p\u0159\u00edpad\u011b samotn\u00e9ho Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161e Krista, kter\u00fd byl pok\u0159t\u011bn a\u017e ve sv\u00fdch 30 letech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n