The topic of posthumous baptisms is controversial in nature because of the varying beliefs of different religious groups. Outside the Mormon church, many see this ritual as immoral and unethical. However, the viewpoint of the Mormon church is that all relatives wishing to baptize their ancestors posthumously in the eyes of the Mormon church do so because they are “motivated by love and sincere concern for the welfare of all of God’s children,” and that “a just God will give everyone who ever lived a fair opportunity to receive [baptisms], whether in this life or the next.”