The Catholic Church recognizes seven sacraments: Confirmation, Baptism, Eucharist, Penance, Marriage, Ordination and Last Rites. On the other hand, Luther felt that only Baptism and Holy Communion were sacraments because they were the only rituals associated with a promise from God (19). Luther believed that for a rite to rise to the level of a sacrament it must be linked to a promise from God and a sign: "A sacrament is a human act to which a divine promise or a visible sign with an accompanying promise has been attached"