THE PLACE OF THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION AND THE UNITY OF THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION: AN AFRICAN SOLUTION TO THE LITURGICO-SACRAMENTAL PROBLEM OF CONFIRMATION

Abstract

The practice of the separation of Sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) is not faithful to the authentic teaching of the Roman Catholic Church.  The reason for this separation or delay in the conferment of the Sacrament of Confirmation is reviewed together with a theological misconception of the sacrament of confirmation. Hence a better understanding via biblical foundations and the African understanding of the rites of initiation is proposed.