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Chapter XIII: Sacraments of Marriage, Holy Orders, and Extreme Unction

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  Helen Receives the Sacrament of Matrimony when she marries a Baptized Catholic Man Witnessed by a Priest             Whether Helen marries a Catholic or not, and whether a priest is present or not, it will be her, and her husband, who make the Sacrament of Marriage valid or not. [1]   At the same time though, I noticed that Chick does not produce any attack on the Sacrament of Marriage.   I assume the reason for doing so is that the ritual of marriage is practiced in his Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Church, even though they do not consider the ritual to be a sacrament. Helen Will Miss the Sacrament of Holy Orders, Because It Applies Only to Men             On this point, I noticed that among the ordained clergy/priesthood, Chick did not mention the ordinate of the deacon.   I guess because he did not want his readers to know that the Catholic Church has su...