[Elsie]

However nowhere did you show me a piece of scripture that contradicted my comment that the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ; quite the contrary, most our your quotes appear to support me.

So perhaps you will be so good as to explain why the Church is not the Body of Christ. Otherwise I'm going to assume you are simply confused.

Please define 'mystical' for me, the way YOU use it.

(BTW, I never implied it WASN'T the body Christ - just not the way the RCC uses it.

It's the BELIEVERS who are 'the church', NOT the organizational higherarchy.)

[Pelayo]

Please define 'mystical' for me, the way YOU use it.

The first two definitions should be illustrative enough.
mys·ti·cal adj.

1. Of or having a spiritual reality or import not apparent to the intelligence or senses.
2. Of, relating to, or stemming from direct communion with ultimate reality or God: a mystical religion.

(BTW, I never implied it WASN'T the body Christ - just not the way the RCC uses it.

It's the BELIEVERS who are 'the church', NOT the organizational higherarchy.)

So the bishops, priests, and decons are not believers? The organizational higherarchy is part of the body, in the same sense that my nervous system, cerebral cortex, and cardiovascular system are part of my body.