Non-Catholic, but Christian. I know you think I am looking to bash you as a Catholic, but I am not. I just pinged you because you had the post. If you don’t want to answer the question I can try another Catholic FReeper. That would be OK with me and no hard feelings. Or we can FReepmail to keep the answer private. I am not anti-Catholic at all. I like Catholics, but I am simply curious. I had thought that Apostolic Succession and the priesthood were two fundamental tenets of Catholicism.
If you will answer it then I’d like to know - Can any layperson perform the Seven Sacraments given the correct intent, matter and form?
Where I am going with this is that if anybody can do it, what value is the Catholic priesthood?
“Can any layperson perform the Seven Sacraments given the correct intent, matter and form?”
Nope. Baptism and Marriage and I think Confession are Sacraments that can be performed absent the Priesthood, under extraordinary circumstances, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, Confirmation and the Holy Eucharist are reserved to those who have themselves been Ordained, either to the Priesthood or the fullness of the Episcopacy.
” I know you think I am looking to bash you as a Catholic, but I am not. “
Not at all, simply trying to get enough data to answer well.
“Non-Catholic, but Christian.”
Mormon?