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To: jo kus

WITHIN

the RC edifice indicates the construction on reality that anything without the RC edifice is not included in

THE CHURCH UNIVERSAL.

WRONG.


15,392 posted on 05/29/2007 8:39:35 AM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Quix
WITHIN the RC edifice indicates the construction on reality that anything without the RC edifice is not included in THE CHURCH UNIVERSAL.

WRONG.

I never said that. I said the fullness of Christ's Church subsists within the Catholic Church. Obviously, then, there are aspects of Truth found in other visible communities, those who share some parts of our faith, those who also have liturgical practices and so forth. None of these add to what is already in fullness within the Catholic Church. As I have said several times, only God knows how you or others like yourself are united to the Church. In some mysterious manner, through your baptism, you are united to the Church already, even if you remain outside of membership of the visible Church. But again, this baptism is found in fullness within the visible Church.

Regards

15,396 posted on 05/29/2007 9:03:20 AM PDT by jo kus (Humility is present when one debases oneself without being obliged to do so- St.Chrysostom; Phil 2:8)
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