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A '''sacrament''' is a special religious rite in the Christian Churches.

A '''sacrament''' is a special religious rite in the [[Christian]] Churches.

The [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] recognizes seven sacraments: [[Baptism]], [[Confirmation]] (Chrismation), the [[Eucharist]], [[Confession|Penance and Reconciliation]] (Confession), the [[Anointing of the Sick]] (Extreme Unction, Last Rites), [[Holy Orders]] and [[Marriage]] (Holy Matrimony).<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P3E.HTM ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'' 1210], The Vatican. Accessed 24 March 2007</ref>  

The [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] recognizes seven sacraments: [[Baptism]], [[Confirmation]] (Chrismation), the [[Eucharist]], [[Confession|Penance and Reconciliation]] (Confession), the [[Anointing of the Sick]] (Extreme Unction, Last Rites), [[Holy Orders]] and [[Marriage]] (Holy Matrimony).<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P3E.HTM ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'' 1210], The Vatican. Accessed 24 March 2007</ref>  

The [[Orthodox Church]] accepts the same set of sacraments as the Roman Catholic church does, but it declines to number the sacraments.  The sacraments of the [[Orthodox Church]] are more fully described in the essay "[[Orthodox Mysteries]]".

The [[Orthodox Church]] accepts the same set of sacraments as the Roman Catholic church does, but it declines to number the sacraments.  The sacraments of the [[Orthodox Church]] are more fully described in the essay "[[Orthodox Mysteries]]".

The Community of Christ (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) names eight sacraments: [[Baptism]], [[Confirmation]], The Blessing of Children, [[Eucharist|The Lord's Supper]], Marriage, Administration to the sick, Ordination, and The [[Evangelist's blessing]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Communication Services of Community of Christ, Independence Mo. |url=http://www.cofchrist.org/sacraments/default.asp |title=Community of Christ: The Sacraments |publisher=Cofchrist.org |date= |accessdate=2008-11-25}}</ref>

The Community of Christ (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) names eight sacraments: [[Baptism]], [[Confirmation]], The Blessing of Children, [[Eucharist|The Lord's Supper]], Marriage, Administration to the sick, Ordination, and the Evangelist's blessing.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Communication Services of Community of Christ, Independence Mo. |url=http://www.cofchrist.org/sacraments/default.asp |title=Community of Christ: The Sacraments |publisher=Cofchrist.org |date= |accessdate=2008-11-25}}</ref>

The only significant Christian Churches that observe no sacraments at all, in the usual sense of the word, are the Friends (Quakers), Salvation Army, and Unitarians.  Most [[Baptists]], instead of referring to sacraments, refer to the two ordinances, namely, baptism and the Lord's Supper, and regard those as symbolic acts of obedience.<ref>[http://www.baptistdistinctives.org/articles/baptiststwoordinances.shtml Baptists' Two Ordinances]</ref><ref>[http://www.sbc.net/bfm/bfm2000.asp#vii Baptism and the Lord's Supper], from the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]</ref> The [[Mennonite]] [[Anabaptist]] tradition names seven ordinances: "baptism, communion, footwashing, marriage, anointing with oil, the holy kiss, and the prayer covering."<ref name="Hartzler2013">{{cite book |last1=Hartzler |first1=Rachel Nafziger |title=No Strings Attached: Boundary Lines in Pleasant Places: A History of Warren Street / Pleasant Oaks Mennonite Church |date=30 April 2013 |publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn=978-1-62189-635-7 |language=English}}</ref>

The only significant Christian Churches that observe no sacraments at all, in the usual sense of the word, are the Friends (Quakers), Salvation Army, and Unitarians.  Most [[Baptists]], instead of referring to sacraments, refer to the two ordinances, namely, baptism and the Lord's Supper, and regard those as symbolic acts of obedience.<ref>[http://www.baptistdistinctives.org/articles/baptiststwoordinances.shtml Baptists' Two Ordinances]</ref><ref>[http://www.sbc.net/bfm/bfm2000.asp#vii Baptism and the Lord's Supper], from the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]</ref> The [[Mennonite]] [[Anabaptist]] tradition names seven ordinances: "baptism, communion, footwashing, marriage, anointing with oil, the holy kiss, and the prayer covering."<ref name="Hartzler2013">{{cite book |last1=Hartzler |first1=Rachel Nafziger |title=No Strings Attached: Boundary Lines in Pleasant Places: A History of Warren Street / Pleasant Oaks Mennonite Church |date=30 April 2013 |publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn=978-1-62189-635-7 |language=English}}</ref>