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Roman Catholic AnswerThey have always been separate sacraments, although they were initially given during the same ceremony. Normally, baptism is administered by a priest, and confirmation is administered by a Bishop. In the West, with the growing number of infant baptisms during the year, and the impossibility of the Bishop being at all of them, gradually Confirmation was moved to a later period, after instruction in the faith. So that very early on, in the first couple centuries, Baptism and Confirmation became separated. In the East, the three sacraments of Initiation, Baptism, Confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist, are still administered together to an infant.
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Is confirmation synonymous with baptism?

No, confirmation is not synonymous with baptism. Baptism is a Christian sacrament that symbolizes purification and initiation into the faith, while confirmation is a separate sacrament that signifies a deepening of one's commitment to the Christian faith and the receiving of the Holy Spirit.


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Is confirmation the same as baptism?

No, confirmation is not the same as baptism. Baptism is a sacrament that initiates a person into the Christian faith, while confirmation is a ritual in which a baptized person publicly affirms their faith and receives the gifts of the Holy Spirit.


Is Reconciliation the sacrament that completes Baptism?

No, the Sacrament of Confirmation completes Baptism.


What happens in Sacrament of Confirmation?

The sacrament of confirmation is when a young member of the church who has received his/her baptism, first reconciliation, and first communion decides to become an adult within the church.


What sacrament is related with confirmation?

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In a Catholic Church Confirmation what are the two things you are anointed for?

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What happened in first century Confirmation?

In the first years of the Church Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist were all celebrated in the same ceremony; this is how it is still done in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism. As the Church grew, and presbyters rather than bishops were local leaders, the Church in the West began to separate Confirmation from Baptism. Confirmation was celebrated in each parish by the bishop as a sign of unity.


What does the character of confirmation do for the soul?

The Church sees it as working in conjunction with baptism. A Catholic has to be baptized first, before he can undergo confirmation. If baptism initiates a Catholic into the Church, then confirmation calls on the Holy Spirit to come more fully into the confirmant's life to make him a full, productive member of the faith. The term they often use with confirmation is that confirmants become "soldiers of God" in the rite of confirmation.


Why was confirmation and baptism separated?

One reason for separating confirmation and baptism was to emphasize the distinction between acceptance of faith (baptism) and reaffirmation of one's commitment to the faith (confirmation). This separation allowed individuals to make a conscious decision to affirm their beliefs after gaining more knowledge and maturity.


What Sacraments do you have meet to become Catholic?

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What are the 3 parts of the rite of Confirmation?

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