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Christian sacraments is where Guenon is at his weakest because he has a very narrow definition of initiation.
However, Schuon dives into this topic and clearly states that the sacraments are unique in that they are both exoteric and esoteric simultaneously.

However, the question is not whether sacraments count as initiation or not, but rather if the sacraments are VALID.
Nearly all Post Vatican II priests who can offer sacraments are NOT VALID. (In short, there was no valid ordination of the priests thus rendering their spiritual authority useless)

So you see, there is a bit of a crisis going on here...


It should be noted though that not every sacrament requires validity. For example, Rama Coomaraswamy says that baptism doesn't require it (and if iirc you can technically be baptized by anyone), but the Eucharist DOES.