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Baptism as entry into church life

Купіль католицького собору Святого Патрика в Нью-Йорку; предмет обряду, не фото конкретного хрещення / Font at Catholic Saint Patrick’s Cathedral,New York; ritual object rather than a particular baptism. Credit: Pahudson; CC BY-SA 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=21059074

Купіль католицького собору Святого Патрика в Нью-Йорку; предмет обряду, не фото конкретного хрещення / Font at Catholic Saint Patrick’s Cathedral,New York; ritual object rather than a particular baptism. Credit: Pahudson; CC BY-SA 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=21059074

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Catholic and Orthodox teaching connects baptism with new life in Christ and entry into the Church. The Catholic Catechism calls it the gateway to other sacraments. First should not automatically become a universal ranking of most important: Orthodox explanation also emphasizes fulfillment in the Eucharist. These are particular traditions rather than identical practice among all Christians.