Candidates are admitted to the Universal Catholic Church by Baptism, or (if that has been duly performed) by Confirmation. If the candidate has received both Baptism and Confirmation in complete form, then a simple form of admission is used, in which a blessing is invoked on the religious aspirations of the candidate. The essentials of its baptismal rite are: The proper use of water (by process of ablution at least) and the usual Trinitarian formula, together with the application of the Oil of Catechumens and Chrism.
Those of its Confirmation rite are: The imposition of the Bishop's hand with proper formula, and the use of Chrism. When persons who wish to join the Universal Catholic Church have received these Sacraments according to any less complete form it is usual to repeat them "conditionally."
