It is the Catholic church that celebrates seven sacraments.
Most Protestant churches recognise only two: baptism and holy communion.
A few Christians do not recognise any sacraments at all, or say that there are an infinite number of sacraments (since a sacrament is just a symbol for some spiritual idea).
The Orthodox Church also celebrates the seven sacraments. Some Protestant denominations celebrate some of the sacraments but not all seven.
Assuming that you are referring to the Seven Sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Matrimony, Holy Orders, and Anointing.
The Catholic Church has 7 sacraments, not only 4. Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, Confession, Anointing of the Sick.
Roman Catholic AnswerBecause seven is the number of sacraments that God has established, and it is always better to follow what God decides than what men decide.
Catholic answerIt's just the Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic Church. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. .The seven sacraments are the same today as they were back then, and they have always been central to Christian belief, whether ancient, medieval, or modern:BaptismPenance (or Confession)ConfirmationHoly EucharistMatrimonyHoly OrdersAnointing (Extreme Unction)The Catholic Church further groups them in this way:-The Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist)-Sacraments of Healing (Penance/Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick)-Sacraments at the Service of Communion (Holy Matrimony and Holy Orders)
priests help us celebrate the 7 sacraments and are part of the hierarchy or basic structure of the Church
. Catholic Answer Holy Orders is the Sacrament in which men are ordained Deacons, Priests, and Bishops.
The pope is a priest and bishop and. as such, can administer all 7 sacraments.
Catholic & Orthodox follow the 7 Sacraments (though in Catholicism a person may only take at the most, 6 Sacraments). Protestants do not have all 7 Sacraments.
The mandatory or compulsory Mysteries (or sacraments) of the Orthodox Church are: 1) Baptism, 2) Chrismation or Confirmation, 3) Holy Communion or Holy Eucharist, 4) Holy Repentance and Confession. The remaining three sacraments are: 5) Ordination or Priesthood, 6) Marriage or Holy Matrimony, and 7) Holy Unction or Holy Oil, and these are optional.
Refusal to accept the office of the Pope as the supreme authority over the Church, refusal to accept the Dogmas of the faith, refusal to accept the authority of the church councils, refusal to accept the 7 sacraments, and or lack of a valid Priesthood (As opposed to Orthodox with a Valid Priesthood). Their Church is founded by a man, less then 500 years old, based on the 5 solas, Lacks the authority aside from the bible.
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