According to the Catholic Church, every Catholic, through the sacrament of Baptism, "is freed from sin and reborn." Through the first sacrament of baptism and immersion, all individual members of the Catholic Church engage in the act of becoming members of Christ. Baptism enables an adherent of the faith to incorporate into the Church and made sharers in the mission of the Church. ("The Seven Sacraments of the Church ("The Seven Sacraments of the Church." 1213:5) …showed first 75 words of 773 total…

…showed last 75 words of 773 total…Church. U.S. Catholic Bishops. Retrieved on April 22, 2004 at http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt2art3.htm "Creed." Catechism of the Catholic Church. U.S. Catholic Bishops. Retrieved on April 22, 2004 at http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt2art3.htm "The Seven Sacraments of the Church." Catechism of the Catholic Church. U.S. Catholic Bishops. Retrieved on April 22, 2004 at http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt2art3.htm