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==Mary==

==Sacraments==

The Caphiric church teaches that the sacraments are efficacious signs of grace instituted by Jesus Christ in the New Covenant for the succor of his Church on earth. The numbering of the sacraments was controversial in the early post-Reformation church. Ritualists argued that there were seven sacraments (though within this group, there were divisions on whether all sacraments were equal), while pietists, more closely aligned with the theology of the Levantine Reformation, argued that only the Eucharist and Baptism were sacraments. The ritualist party was eventually victorious with the support of the imperial government and eventually reached a compromise on the division of the sacraments into ecclesiastical sacraments: Confirmation, Extreme Unction~~, Ordination~~, and Matrimony, which they saw as instituted by the Church, and evangelical sacraments: Baptism, the Eucharist, and Penance, which they saw as instituted clearly by Jesus Christ in Sacred Scripture. The Caphiric Church has always taught that only presbyters ordained in the line of the Apostles can administer valid sacraments and that sacraments are valid ''ex opere operato'', regardless of the spiritual state of the presbyter administering them.

The Caphiric church teaches that the sacraments are efficacious signs of grace instituted by Jesus Christ in the New Covenant for the succor of his Church on earth. The numbering of the sacraments was controversial in the early post-Reformation church. Ritualists argued that there were seven sacraments (though within this group, there were divisions on whether all sacraments were equal), while pietists, more closely aligned with the theology of the Levantine Reformation, argued that only the Eucharist and Baptism were sacraments. The ritualist party was eventually victorious with the support of the imperial government and eventually reached a compromise on the division of the sacraments into ecclesiastical sacraments: Confirmation, Extreme Unction, and Matrimony, which they saw as instituted by the Church, and evangelical sacraments: Ordination, Baptism, the Eucharist, and Penance, which they saw as instituted clearly by Jesus Christ in Sacred Scripture. The Caphiric Church has always taught that only presbyters ordained in the line of the Apostles can administer valid sacraments and that sacraments are valid ''ex opere operato'', regardless of the spiritual state of the presbyter administering them.

The Caphiric understanding of the ecclesiastical sacraments as "instituted by the Church" was a source of controversy during the negotiations leading up to the Eight Points Agreement. Some within the Catholic and Caphiric churches contended that this meant that such sacraments were without inherent efficacy and were in opposition to the Catholic doctrine that all sacraments were established by Christ. The understanding reached affirmed that the ecclesiastical sacraments were established by Christ, and had inherent efficacy, but that the Caphiric church could teach that this establishment by Christ was through the Church and not personal. The Caphiric Church also continues to emphasize the special character of the evangelical sacraments as imparting direct, personal grace that is necessary for salvation.

===Evangelical sacraments===

====Ordination====

Ordination is taught by the Caphiric Church to be a sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ by the selection of his Twelve Apostles. The Church teaches that the authority conveyed by ordination allows for the formation and practice of the ecclesiastical sacraments. The sacrament of ordination, like all other Caphiric sacraments, follows the practice of the global [[Catholic Church]], but this was not always so. Ordination was the only sacrament significantly altered during the schismatic period. As part of the [[The Reformations of 1627|1627 Reforms]], new language was introduced to the sacrament. The sacrament was amended to include that any efficacious change to one's person - the change which actually makes a person into a priest or bishop - could not take place unless sworn belief in the articles of the 1627 Reformation was present, which included a faith testimonial regarding the status of the [[Imperator]] within the Christian church. The sacrament also now included a loyalty oath at the beginning of the sacrament. {{wp|Apostolic succession}} was also altered, as many new bishops were consecrated by the [[Imperator]], who received no episcopal consecration and instead was proclaimed to have the authority of a bishop by order of the [[Senate]]. These changes were viewed as defective by the global [[Catholic Church]] and the priesthood orders of the Imperial Church were considered invalid. A central point of the [[Eight Points Agreement]] required all Imperial clergy to be reconsecrated or reordained, as appropriate, using the sacrament used by the global Catholic Church. Since the reconciliation of the churches, the Caphiric Church has adopted the form of ordination used abroad.

===Ecclesiastical sacraments===

==Melchisedechianism==

=Worship and Practice=

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 ==Mary==
 ==Sacraments==
-The Caphiric church teaches that the sacraments are efficacious signs of grace instituted by Jesus Christ in the New Covenant for the succor of his Church on earth. The numbering of the sacraments was controversial in the early post-Reformation church. Ritualists argued that there were seven sacraments (though within this group, there were divisions on whether all sacraments were equal), while pietists, more closely aligned with the theology of the Levantine Reformation, argued that only the Eucharist and Baptism were sacraments. The ritualist party was eventually victorious with the support of the imperial government and eventually reached a compromise on the division of the sacraments into ecclesiastical sacraments: Confirmation, Extreme Unction, Ordination, and Matrimony, which they saw as instituted by the Church, and evangelical sacraments: Baptism, the Eucharist, and Penance, which they saw as instituted clearly by Jesus Christ in Sacred Scripture. The Caphiric Church has always taught that only presbyters ordained in the line of the Apostles can administer valid sacraments and that sacraments are valid ''ex opere operato'', regardless of the spiritual state of the presbyter administering them.
+The Caphiric church teaches that the sacraments are efficacious signs of grace instituted by Jesus Christ in the New Covenant for the succor of his Church on earth. The numbering of the sacraments was controversial in the early post-Reformation church. Ritualists argued that there were seven sacraments (though within this group, there were divisions on whether all sacraments were equal), while pietists, more closely aligned with the theology of the Levantine Reformation, argued that only the Eucharist and Baptism were sacraments. The ritualist party was eventually victorious with the support of the imperial government and eventually reached a compromise on the division of the sacraments into ecclesiastical sacraments: Confirmation, Extreme Unction, and Matrimony, which they saw as instituted by the Church, and evangelical sacraments: Ordination, Baptism, the Eucharist, and Penance, which they saw as instituted clearly by Jesus Christ in Sacred Scripture. The Caphiric Church has always taught that only presbyters ordained in the line of the Apostles can administer valid sacraments and that sacraments are valid ''ex opere operato'', regardless of the spiritual state of the presbyter administering them.
 The Caphiric understanding of the ecclesiastical sacraments as "instituted by the Church" was a source of controversy during the negotiations leading up to the Eight Points Agreement. Some within the Catholic and Caphiric churches contended that this meant that such sacraments were without inherent efficacy and were in opposition to the Catholic doctrine that all sacraments were established by Christ. The understanding reached affirmed that the ecclesiastical sacraments were established by Christ, and had inherent efficacy, but that the Caphiric church could teach that this establishment by Christ was through the Church and not personal. The Caphiric Church also continues to emphasize the special character of the evangelical sacraments as imparting direct, personal grace that is necessary for salvation.
 ===Evangelical sacraments===
+====Ordination====
+Ordination is taught by the Caphiric Church to be a sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ by the selection of his Twelve Apostles. The Church teaches that the authority conveyed by ordination allows for the formation and practice of the ecclesiastical sacraments. The sacrament of ordination, like all other Caphiric sacraments, follows the practice of the global [[Catholic Church]], but this was not always so. Ordination was the only sacrament significantly altered during the schismatic period. As part of the [[The Reformations of 1627|1627 Reforms]], new language was introduced to the sacrament. The sacrament was amended to include that any efficacious change to one's person - the change which actually makes a person into a priest or bishop - could not take place unless sworn belief in the articles of the 1627 Reformation was present, which included a faith testimonial regarding the status of the [[Imperator]] within the Christian church. The sacrament also now included a loyalty oath at the beginning of the sacrament. {{wp|Apostolic succession}} was also altered, as many new bishops were consecrated by the [[Imperator]], who received no episcopal consecration and instead was proclaimed to have the authority of a bishop by order of the [[Senate]]. These changes were viewed as defective by the global [[Catholic Church]] and the priesthood orders of the Imperial Church were considered invalid. A central point of the [[Eight Points Agreement]] required all Imperial clergy to be reconsecrated or reordained, as appropriate, using the sacrament used by the global Catholic Church. Since the reconciliation of the churches, the Caphiric Church has adopted the form of ordination used abroad.
 ===Ecclesiastical sacraments===
 ==Melchisedechianism==
 =Worship and Practice=

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