[Hermann the Cherusker]

It is an error to think carnally in regards to the Church ... the Church is a spiritual entity ... founded upon the death of its leader (to the eyes of the world) ... and spread by the persecution of its followers.

The Church is incarnate - a city shining upon a hill. It is both visible and invisible.

[Quester]

The Church is ... a city shining upon a hill.

So it is.

But the light of the Church is its spiritual light ... that which the world does not possess.

As it shone forth from Jesus ... so, also, ... it shines forth from the true Church.