BAPTISM |
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I. The Institution of Baptism |
2 |
II. The Meaning of Baptism |
2 |
A. Participation in Christ's Death and Resurrection |
2 |
B. Conversion, Pardoning and Cleansing |
2 |
C. The Gift of the Spirit |
2 |
D. Incorporation into the Body of Christ |
3 |
E. The Sign of the Kingdom |
3 |
III. Baptism and Faith |
3 |
IV. Baptismal Practice |
4 |
A. Baptism of Believers and Infants |
4 |
B. Baptism-Chrismation-Confirmation |
4 |
C. Towards Mutual Recognition of Baptism |
6 |
V. The Celebration of Baptism |
6 |
EUCHARIST |
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I. The Institution of the Eucharist |
10 |
II. The Meaning of the Eucharist |
10 |
A. The Eucharist as Thanksgiving to Father |
10 |
B. The Eucharist as Anamneis or Memorial of Christ |
11 |
C. The Eucharist as Invocation of the Spirit |
13 |
D. The Eucharist as Communion of the Faithful |
14 |
E. The Eucharist as Meal of the Kingdom |
14 |
III. The Celebration of the Eucharist |
15 |
MINISTRY |
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I. The Calling of the Whole People of God |
20 |
II. The Church and the Ordained Ministry |
21 |
A. The Ordained Ministry |
21 |
B. Ordained Ministry and Authority |
22 |
C. Ordained Ministry and Priesthood |
23 |
D. The Ministry of Men and Women in the Church |
23 |
III. The Forms of the Ordained Ministry |
24 |
A. Bishops, Presbyters and Deacons |
24 |
B. Guiding Principles for the Exercise of the Ordained Ministry in the Church |
25 |
C. Functions of Bishops, Presbyters and Deacons |
26 |
D. Variety of Charisms |
27 |
IV. Succession in the Apostolic Tradition |
28 |
A. Apostolic Tradition in the Church |
28 |
B. Succession of the Apostolic Ministry |
28 |
V. Ordination |
30 |
A. The Meaning of Ordination |
30 |
B. The Act of Ordination |
30 |
C. The Conditions for Ordination |
31 |
VI. Towards the Mutual Recognition of the Ordained Ministries |
32 |
Appendix |
33 |