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What is donatism?

What is donatism? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
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If you mean that bishops are to be ignored when they speak from their office because they have sinned, then what is the difference between that and Donatism?
Three regional Church councils and another trial before Constantine all ruled against Donatus and the Donatism movement in North Africa.

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