| 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 |
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