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To: markomalley

‘His answer, like that of Hahn, Grodi and Talbot, and now of Croslow, Dunn, and White, is that the “one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic church”—the historical, traditional Church—can only be the Roman Catholic Church.’

May we agree to characterize this entity as the ‘Roman Catholic Church,’ on this thread, in light of the usage by the author?


2 posted on 08/02/2010 4:01:18 AM PDT by esquirette ("Our hearts are restless until they find rest in Thee." ~ Augustine)
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To: esquirette
May we agree to characterize this entity as the ‘Roman Catholic Church,’ on this thread, in light of the usage by the author?

I personally wouldn't (just a IMHO here). I would think that it would include all particular churches that teach the apostolic faith and have valid apostolic succession.

An example of this would have to include the Eastern Orthodox churces. They are a historically significant part of the Church Catholic. They are absolutely legitimate churches as they maintain apostolic succession and they teach the orthodox (small "O") Faith as passed down from the apostles.

4 posted on 08/02/2010 4:08:30 AM PDT by markomalley (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
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