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A 6 page research paper on the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation. The writer discusses the history of these rituals since Vatican II and the latest developments in this area of Catholic practice. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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of invisible grace (Faulkner, 2002). Christians are divided concerning the number and operation of sacraments. Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox Christian, and certain Anglican sects count the sacraments as totaling
seven -- Eucharist, baptism, confirmation, penance, anointing of he sick, matrimony and holy orders (Anonymous, 2002). These rituals are believed to produce grace in the soul of the recipient. Protestant
denominations, in contrast, generally only celebrate two sacraments -- baptism and communion (Anonymous, 2002). Since the Roman Catholic Churchs Second Vatican Council, the sacrament of baptism has been
regarded as a sacrament of unity (Marsh Chapel, 2002). In other words, baptism, when it is performed in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit by a clergy
member authorized to do so by a church, is considered by be valid by nearly all denomination (Marsh Chapel, 2002). The rationale here is that if a denomination required that
person should be re-baptized to join that church, it would imply that somehow God "did not mean it the first time" (Marsh Chapel, 2002). The Second Vatican Council formulated
the groundwork for an entirely new approach to how baptism is regarded in its Decree of Ecumenism (McEoin, 1997). In this decree, the Catholic Church recognized that other Christian
churches and communities that are not Catholic can also be channels of grace (McEoin, 1997). In other words, the Church recognized that individuals justified by faith through the sacrament of
baptism do not necessarily have to be members of the Catholic Church, that they, also have the right to be "honored by the title of Christian," and that they should
also be "regarded as brother in the Lord by the sons of the Catholic Church" (McEoin, 1997, p. 10). The Sacrament of Baptism functions to incorporate a person into the
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