This is an important aspect of Baptism, as it severs any tie one might have to Satan, pledging instead to worship Jesus and be at his service.
St. Cyril explains that the catechumen would then turn to the East, accepting the light of Christ.
While the current rite of Baptism isn't as physical in the act of renunciation, it still remains a powerful ceremony, one that is repeated every Easter Vigil, when everyone present professes the words of renunciation anew.
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