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A '''sacrament''' is a special religious rite in a Christian church.

A '''sacrament''' is a special religious rite in some Christian churches.

The [[Roman Catholic Church]] recognises seven sacraments: [[Baptism]], [[Confirmation]] (or [[Chrismation]]), the [[Eucharist]], [[Penance]] (or [[Reconciliation]]), the [[Annointing of the Sick]] (or [[Unction]] or Healing), [[Holy Orders]] and [[Matrimony]].<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P3E.HTM Catechism of the Catholic Church section 2], The Vatican. Accessed 24 March 2007</ref> [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches usually recognise only Baptism and the Eucharist (or[[Holy Communion]]) as sacraments. The others may be religious ceremonies, but not sacraments.  

The [[Roman Catholic Church]] recognises seven sacraments: [[Baptism]], [[Confirmation]] (or [[Chrismation]]), the [[Eucharist]], [[Penance]] (or [[Reconciliation]]), the [[Annointing of the Sick]] (or [[Unction]] or Healing), [[Holy Orders]] and [[Matrimony]].<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P3E.HTM Catechism of the Catholic Church section 2], The Vatican. Accessed 24 March 2007</ref> [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches usually recognise only Baptism and the Eucharist (or[[Holy Communion]]) as sacraments. The others may be religious ceremonies, but not sacraments.  

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

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

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.

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>

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