The Doctrine of the Church (29): The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper

In the next period, that from 750 A.D. to the time of the Reformation, the number of the sacraments was fixed at seven, and the doctrine of transubstantiation was established as the official dogma of the church. In the early part of this period the number of the sacraments was not yet fixed. There were some that believed in only two sacraments, that is, baptism and the Lord's supper. Some, however, mentioned four; still others a larger number. In the next period, that from 750 A.D. to the time...