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The Sacraments

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39 claims in this doctrine
The Sacraments
Confirmation seals and strengthens the grace of baptism through the Spirit
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The Sacraments
A man who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery
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The Sacraments
Baptism washes away original sin inherited from Adam
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The Sacraments
Confession of sins to a priest effects sacramental absolution
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The Sacraments
Infant baptism is the continuous practice of the Church from the apostles
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The Sacraments
Baptism regenerates and forgives sins
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The Sacraments
Was infant baptism a later corruption, or was it the practice of the early Church?
Origen states that infant baptism was received from the Apostles. Cyprian's council debated not whether to baptise infants but whether to do…
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The Sacraments
Are the seven sacraments a medieval Catholic invention, or can each be traced to apostolic practice?
All seven sacramental acts — baptism, Eucharist, confirmation (laying on of hands), reconciliation, anointing of the sick, ordination, and marriage — appear…
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Ecclesiology
The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)
The oldest surviving Christian catechism outside the New Testament — containing the earliest extra-biblical instructions for Baptism, the Eucharist, fasting, and church…
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Ecclesiology
Ignatius of Antioch — Letter to the Smyrnaeans
Contains the first use of Catholic Church in Christian literature, the clearest early statement on the Real Presence, and the most concentrated…
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Patristic Texts Addressing The Sacraments

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c. AD 96 Intermediate
Clement of Rome
The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
The earliest post-apostolic document asserting Roman pastoral authority — c. AD 96. 12 key chapters with annotations.
3 chapters on The Sacraments
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c. AD 107 Intermediate
Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch — Letter to the Smyrnaeans
Contains the first use of Catholic Church in Christian literature, the clearest early statement on the Real Presence, and the most concentrated early treatment of episcopal authority — written en route to martyrdom, c. AD 107.
2 chapters on The Sacraments
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c. AD 350 Intermediate
Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem — Mystagogical Catecheses
Five post-baptismal lectures delivered at the Holy Sepulchre c. AD 350 — the most systematic early treatment of the sacraments, including the clearest patristic account of Real Presence and the Epiclesis.
9 chapters on The Sacraments
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c. AD 50–120 Introductory
Anonymous (Apostolic)
The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)
The oldest surviving Christian catechism outside the New Testament — containing the earliest extra-biblical instructions for Baptism, the Eucharist, fasting, and church order. c. AD 50–120.
4 chapters on The Sacraments
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