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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.