children and discipleship

A child cannot be a disciple and therefore they cannot be a Christian.


A Christian is a follower of Christ and a disciple is a baptised Christian. When one is baptised not only are they automatically baptised into the Kingdom Of God but also they also officially become a disciple.
This implies that the statement/question is incorrect, however it can be argued that due to the fact that children are too young to fully comprehend the commission as a disciple (as outlined in chapter 16 of mark’s gospel) they cannot be expected to carry out it out.
Jesus appointed twelve and sent them out to preach and drive out demons. Many people are called to the vocation of the sacrament of Holy Orders; monks, nuns and priests share this vocation and they focus all their attention and energy in order...