Ex opere operato
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ex-opere-operato-189-4185528
title:
Ex opere operato
text:
Ex opere operato is a Latin phrase meaning "from the work worked" that, in reference to sacraments, signifies that they derive their efficacy not from the minister or from the recipient, but from the sacrament considered independently of the merits of the minister or the recipient. According to the ex opere operato interpretation of the sacraments, any positive effect comes not from any human worthiness or faith, but from the sacrament as an instrument of God. "Affirming the ex opere operato eff
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description:
Doctrine that a sacrament acts in its own right
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_opere_operato
date created:
2005-03-12T16:00:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T04:11:43Z
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