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    Religious Studies GCSE

    Initiation

    What Initiation means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.

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    Confirmation is a Sacrament of Initiation that completes the grace given at Baptism.
    AQA · Catholic Christianity - 3.1.3.1 Beliefs and teachings

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