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Confirmation In The Twelfth Century

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Confirmation Especially around the time of the middle ages, there was much confusion about the official sacraments and their requirements. In the twelfth century, a document was found stating that there were thirty sacraments, and the general term “sacrament” was getting broader and more vague. So, the Second Council of Lyons stated that “there were only seven official sacraments of the church” (108). The explanations were then laid out and became more uniform and standardized. We can attribute Thomas Aquinas for our modern-day discussion and understanding of the sacraments. Confirmation is one of the seven critical rituals that christians undergo in their spiritual journey. It is “a special moment when Christians consciously acknowledge

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