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Line 12: − "A sacrament is a curious thing in that all members of the group fervently believe in its existence while being unable to satisfactorily define it."<ref>Plato, Euthyphro</ref>. −
Removed pagan quote; confuses the issue, since this article is about the Xian sacraments.
==Quotes==
==Quotes==
[[Ambrose Bierce]] said that "[[Rome]] has seven sacraments, but the Protestant churches, being less prosperous, feel that they can afford only two, and these of inferior sanctity. Some of the smaller sects have no sacraments at all — for which mean economy they will indubitable be damned."<ref>Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary</ref>
[[Ambrose Bierce]] said that "[[Rome]] has seven sacraments, but the Protestant churches, being less prosperous, feel that they can afford only two, and these of inferior sanctity. Some of the smaller sects have no sacraments at all — for which mean economy they will indubitable be damned."<ref>Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary</ref>