( CNN ) -- Umma Azul , whose godmother is the county 's President , on Saturday became the first child of a lesbian couple to be baptized by the Catholic Church in Argentina . Carina Villarroel and Soledad Ortiz asked Archbishop Carlos Jose Nanez for the blessing , according to national news agency Telam . The bishop reportedly said their marital status has no bearing on the child . A priest performed the baptism at the cathedral in Cordoba , Telam said . Same-sex marriage has been legal in Argentina since 2010 , but is not sanctioned by the Catholic Church . President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner , the baby girl 's official godmother , could not attend but sent a representative , according to Telam . Ortiz had personally asked the President to be the godmother `` because it is a way to thank her and former President Nestor Kirchner for that law that gave us rights , '' she said . Ortiz told reporters that `` now we hope to get married by the church and we will fight for that . '' Argentina is home to Pope Francis . Last summer , he told the media aboard a flight to Rome , `` Who am I to judge '' gay people ? Two months later , in September 2013 , Francis said the church has the right to express its opinions but not to `` interfere spiritually '' in the lives of gays and lesbians . CNN 's Claudia Dominguez and Phil Gast contributed to this report .
A baby belonging to a legally married lesbian couple is baptized by in the Catholic Church in Argentina . Bishop said the parents ' marital status has no bearing on child . Score: 6