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To give the young candidate the Seal of the Holy Spirit.

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Do the priests perform confirmation or the bishops do?

No it is the bishop who has to confirm the child.


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What job uses a pulpit?

Priests, bishops, reverends and other such preachers.


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What is the difference between regular confirmation and regular mass?

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What happened in first century Confirmation?

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Can a confirmation candidate have a non-Catholic sponsor and a Catholic sponsor?

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