The Catholic Church takes its origin from Judaism and many, if not all, of the Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church have roots in Judaic practices and Scripture.
In the Catholic Church there are seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Penance, Eucharist, Marriage, Holy Orders and the Anointing of the sick.
Judaism doesn't have sacraments and there is no Church in Judaism. Both sacraments and church are strictly Christian entities.
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.Roman Catholic AnswerThe same number of sacraments that Our Blessed Lord established before He left the earth, and the same number as It has today: seven. As they are divinely given to us by God, the Church is incapable of either increasing or decreasing the number of sacraments.
Roman Catholic AnswerMystery is a word used to denote the sacraments in the Catholic faith. If that is what you are talking about, there are seven sacraments.
.The Church OF Ireland is what the same thing as the Church of England, and the Episcopal church in the United States. In other words, it is a Protestant church that basically only considers Baptism and Holy Communion Sacraments, but gives some recognition to the other five. The Church IN Ireland is the Roman Catholic church (to which the majority of Irish belong) and believes in all seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Holy Orders, Matrimony, and Unction.
Catholic AnswerThe Council of Trent clarified and restated the Church's position on many things, I have never heard of a decree on the importance of ceremony, as such, but I am sure that you can draw such a conclusion on many from many of the decrees on the sacraments, as the ceremonies must be done correctly in order for the sacrament itself to be celebrated. .If the person asking the question is from a protestant background that rejects the "ceremonies" of the sacraments, then, yes, the Church reiterated the teaching of Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, on the importance of the sacraments for salvation.
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.
Roman Catholic AnswerAll the bishops, save one, refused to go along with the suppression of the Church and allegiance to the new church established by the King. The faithful were denied the sacraments and forced, legally, to attend Protestant services. The practice of the Catholic faith was forbidden by law, and many people were martyred. All Catholic property from parish churches to monasteries was seized by the King. The Catholic Church established a seminary in Louvain, Belgium to train native born Englishmen to the priesthood. After their ordination they returned to England to offer the sacraments to the beleaguered faithful. Henry VIII was excommunicated by the Holy Father.
The Orthodox Church has seven sacraments: Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist Confession, Holy Unction, Marriage, and Ordination
Catholic AnswerThe Council of Trent clarified and restated the Church's position on many things, I have never heard of a decree on the importance of ceremony, as such, but I am sure that you can draw such a conclusion on many from many of the decrees on the sacraments, as the ceremonies must be done correctly in order for the sacrament itself to be celebrated. .If the person asking the question is from a protestant background that rejects the "ceremonies" of the sacraments, then, yes, the Church reiterated the teaching of Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, on the importance of the sacraments for salvation.