What sacraments do Catholic churches have that Protestant churches don't?

Question

I know that they have the eucharist and baptism in common with most branches of Protestants and I know about confession, but what other sacraments do they have?

Answer 1

There are some slight errors above.

However, a way to think of a sacrament is the presence of God in the world in a physical way. Therefore, Jesus was the first sacrament or mystery in Greek. If God is not present, then it is not a sacrament it is just a symbol. This is the primary difference between Catholics, Orthodox and Copts and the Reformed Churches. All the ancient churches accept the same teaching from the apostles. The Reformation has symbolic representations of some of those mysteries.

All share baptism, although not all Protestant groups say God is present during baptism. Most have communion though they generally say it is a rememberance and has no independent reality. Catholics would say God is with us during communion, Protestants would say it is just a symbol and God is not with us, except because two are gathered in his name. Lutheran and Catholic doctrine on communion is nearly identical however.

Few Protestants have confirmation or chrismation as it is called in the East. The sacrament of confirmation is found in Bible passages such as Acts 8:14–17, 9:17, 19:6, and Hebrews 6:2, which speak of a laying on of hands for the purpose of bestowing the Holy Spirit. Protestants had to drop it because no Catholic bishop would join them and Confirmation requires either an apostle or a successor to an apostle to bestow it. Since Protestants broke the apostolic succession in their communities there isn't anyone to perform it, so they claim it does not exist.

Catholics have ordination which most Protestants have, but it is different in character. If you read Acts 1:46, the apostles replace one of their own with Mathias as successor to the apostles. Mathias was the first bishop. Likewise they ordain deacons and presbyters. Protestants have no connection to Jesus in ordination in any sense that a Catholic, Copt, or Orthodox Christian would understand. Protestants simply stood up, declared themselves correct, and ordained themselves essentially. They were not called from the community and their is no tie in their ordination to the Twelve or to Jesus. The closest thing is the idea of the "historic episcopate," which simply says that since there is no tie anymore, we by force of history take it over as ours and so by force of circumstance we are now in charge.

The Sacrament of Reconcilliation is generally absent in its basic form although you hear of "witnessing" in the group which has the same effect without the privacy and without any necessary competence for that group to help heal the person.

The sacrament of healing is generally absent in the Reformation but there are plenty of faith healers out there.

Finally, it is a general tennet of the Reformation that marriage is not a sacrament as such God is not present. This, ironically, was the Mass. Supreme Court's justificatin for gay marriage. The Puritans, as good anti-Catholics, declared as an act of law that marriage had no religious significance whatsoever and that God was not part of it. As such, it was purely an issue for the state to determine and that no moral issues attached. That is the base of Massechussettes common law for marriage. Sometimes irony can be extraordinary.

Finally, while there are seven named sacraments all kinds of other things would qualify too. Basically anything that brings God into the picture is a sacrament so praying to pass a test has a sacramental character to it.

The sacraments do the following things: heal (baptism, reconcilliation, healing and to some extent marriage), feed (eucharist), order and preserve (orders, marriage and confirmation).

Answer 2

Catholics have 7 sacraments, 6 of which will be completed. There is baptism, reconciliation (same as confession), the Eucharist (which is the gift of the body and blood of Christ), confirmation, marriage or priesthood, and the last rights which is the sacrament giving to someone right before they die. Protestants Church's are "off-shoots" if you will from the Catholic church, someone wasn't happy with something and so they broke off and started a new church with basically the same ideas. A lot of Church's don't consider the Eucharist to be the body and blood of Christ like Catholics do, also if you are not Catholic you can not join the priesthood, and confirmation differs throughout every religious sect.


Also, the Eucharist is the real presence FYI, they mean the same thing and becoming a deacon is not a sacrament, holy orders just applies to nuns and priests and these were not inventions, that is just ignorant.

Answer 3

According to Episcopalians, the answer is "both." The Church of England was not formed as a result of the Protestant Reformation on the continent or in Scotland. Henry VIII never purported to leave the Catholic Church, he only denied the authority of the Pope (the Bishop of Rome) outside of the Diocese of Rome. (Whether the Pope had such authority was still a somewhat open question at the time; look up the "conciliar movement".) The Anglican Reformation which followed under Edward and Elizabeth was perceived as a continuing break with Rome, and a reformation of doctrines deemed invalid, such as transubstantiation (and to that extent, Protestant), but the English church still maintained the Apostolic Succession (again, according to the Church of England and its progeny). The ordained clergy in the Episcopal Church are bishops, priests, and deacons, and they dress like Episcopal bishops, priests, and deacons (there are slight differences with the Roman Catholic church), and the Episcopal Church does believe in the sacraments. Saints are honored, but are not perceived as intercessors.

Answer 4

the Eucharist is the belief in actually turning the cracker and juice into the body and blood of christ. by eating and drinking Christ's body for real, doesn't that mean it's cannibalism? Jesus was baptised as a 30 yr. old man, we should also wait until we are of an age where we are able to make a decision on our own, by hearing all the relevant info.and it should be a complete submersion. confession should only be made to Jesus, not a sinful man. i'm in the process of studying the rest of them, i hope this helps.

Answer 5

Protestants don't use sacraments.

They don't have eucharist. They have a "representation" of the last supper. Catholics have the Real Presense.

Marriage, baptism, confirmation, confession, deacons, anointing of the sick, holy orders.

Answer 6

Hello;

The Catholic church has the following. Baptism, Confirmation,Confession, Holy Orders, Marriage, Last Rights,
Holy Communion.
Only Baptism and Communion were authorized by Jesus Christ.
The Apostle Paul wrote. " If we confess our sins, he (Jesus) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9. Also Mark 2:7 "who but God can
forgive sins."
If you are a Catholic, and confess your sins to a priest. You came in with them, and you leave with them. Your sins still remains.
Hope this helps. Write me for more information, should you need it.

Answer 7

I think, confession and Confirmation

Answer 8

NONE--just inventions!