I had my son baptized in the old rite in 1988, with permission of course. The reason I wanted this, besides the fact that we were Latin Mass Catholics, was that this rite contains the exorcism. The new one does not.
I want parents to think about this--whether they notice a difference in their own families between those who have been baptized in the old rite and those in the new.
Obviously, I have not hard data, but my questions would center around children who have fallen away and children who have not.
When exactly the new rite started, I do not know. But, I encourage new Catholic parents to use the Old Rite. One can ask permission for this, and I never know this has been refused.
I remind families of this fact on this meme.
