What is Sacrament?
:''Sometimes '''Sacrament''' can stand for [[Eucharist]]'' In [[Christianity]], a '''sacrament''' is a special [[rite]]. It is a visible token of the reality of [[Holy Trinity|God]]. ==Sacraments in the Catholic Church== [[File:The seven Sacrament.jpg|thumb|The seven sacraments of the Catholic church.]] The [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic Church]] knows seven such sacraments. These are *[[Baptism]] - usually given shortly after birth, it is meant to forgive [[original sin]]. *[[Confirmation (Christianity)|Confirmation]] - done when reaching maturity *[[Eucharist|Holy Eucharist]] - The body and blood of [[Jesus Christ]] is eaten to remember the [[Last Supper]]. *[[Sacrament of marriage|Marriage]] *[[consecration|Holy order]]s - the [[deacon]], the [[priest]] and [[bishop]]. *[[Penance]] and remission of [[sin]]s *[[Anointing of the Sick]] - used to be known as Last Rites, given shortly before death ==Protestant views== Following [[Martin Luther]]'s tradition, many Protestant churches see only Baptism and Lord's Supper as Sacraments. They also have most of the other rites, but do not consider them to be sacraments. ==Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox views== [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Oriental Orthodox Church]]es basically have the same views as the Roman Catholic Church. They say however, that many things the church does (as church), can be seen as sacraments, in some way. [[Category:Sacraments]]