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The Orthodox Church has seven sacraments: Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist Confession, Holy Unction, Marriage, and Ordination
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Do only Catholics celebrate the 7 sacraments?
The Orthodox Church also celebrates the seven sacraments. Some Protestant denominations celebrate some of the sacraments but not all seven.
If you don't marry in a church can you raise your children orthodox?
No, for you to raise your children in the Orthodox faith, you yourself must go through the sacraments of the church. Marriage being a sacrament, you must raise marry in the Orthodox Church first before you raise your children as Orthodox.
Does the Roman Catholic Church recognize the Russian Orthodox Church?
The Catholic Church believes that the Russian Orthodox Church is a legitimate Church because it has seven valid sacraments. However, the Catholic Church believes that the Catholic Church alone has the fullness of truth.
What does Holy Mysteries refer to?
The Holy Mysteries refer to the sacraments, it is very common in the Orthodox Church.
What is a Orthodox church used for?
It is used for praying and for worshipping God. It is also used for conducting the sacraments of the Church, such as Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals.
How many sacraments are in the Jewish church?
Judaism doesn't have sacraments and there is no Church in Judaism. Both sacraments and church are strictly Christian entities.
What role does a priest play in a Greek Orthodox church?
A priest performs the sacraments (Mysteries) of the Church, and he also does pastoral work, such as visiting the sick, the prisoners, the widows, plus counselling and many many other duties.
Can an infant be baptized in the Catholic church yet be Orthodox his church yet retain an Orthodox membrshp?
No, baptism in the Catholic Church automatically means that you are bound to all the laws of the Rite in which you are baptized. Orthodox Churches are in schism, however, there is a Catholic Rite for each of the Orthodox Churches. When the Orthodox split, half of them remained with the Catholic Church, so there is a Greek Uniate Rite as well as a Greek Orthodox Church. A Catholic has no problem with going to the sacraments in another Rite.
Did the Roman Catholic Church consider the orthodox priests valid?
Yes. In fact, if a Roman Catholic is unable to partake of the Eucharist in a Roman Catholic church, they may do so in an Orthodox one. The RCC considers Orthodox sacraments valid (including their ordinations to the priesthood).
How many religions have the seven sacraments?
Most Christian religions recognize sacraments but not all recognize the same sacraments. The only Christian faiths that recognize sacraments are the following: The Roman Catholic Church, The Orthodox Christians, the Anglican Church including the Episcopal Church, all branches of Lutheranism, all branches of the United Methodist Church, the Presbyterian and Reform Churches, the United Church of Christ and the Disciples of Christ. The Baptist Churches including both the American & Southern Baptist churches do not recognize or celebrate the sacraments. The Mormons and all the Pentecostal and fundamentalist churches, like the Assembly of God also do not recognize any sacraments.
If you are married in the Russian Orthodox Church is it possible to be married again in a Roman Catholic Church?
Assuming no divorce has taken place, which would require an annulment, yes, if you have changed from Orthodox to Catholic it would be possible to renew your wedding vows in a Catholic Church. There would be no need for a full blown wedding, however, as the Catholic Church does accept the sacraments of the Orthodox Church as valid.
Do Orthodox Christians practice Seven Sacraments?
Roman Catholic AnswerYes, all Catholics, including the Orthodox, observe all seven Sacraments.
