In 'The Babylonian Captivity of the Church,' Luther attacks the Catholic sacramental system, initially concluding that only three of the seven sacraments are valid (Lord's Supper, Baptism, Confession), and eventually reducing this to only two (Lord's Supper and Baptism)

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the catholic church has seven sacraments after looking over scripture very carefully luther concludes that only initially he concludes that three of the sacraments are valid and four are not valid... so at the end of his life luther only believes in two of the seven sacraments

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The Bible and Western Culture - Luther and the ReformationMichael Sugrue
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:25:36 PM

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