1576. Since the sacrament of Holy Orders is the sacrament of the apostolic ministry, it is for the bishops as the successors of the apostles to hand on the “gift of the Spirit,”63 The “apostolic line.”64 Validly ordained bishops, i.e., those who are in the line of apostolic succession, validly confer the three degrees of the sacrament of Holy Orders.65
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220. In what does the sacramental economy consist?
468. What is the purpose of punishment?
89. How does the Church set forth the Mystery of the Incarnation?
111. How did the messianic entrance into Jerusalem come about?
13. In what ways does Apostolic Tradition occur?
460. What are the duties of parents toward their children?
557. What is the importance of Tradition in regard to prayer?
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