WHAT IS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?
The Church is marked by four signs which help to identify its true nature: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. An understanding of these four signs will help form a definition of the Catholic Church.
Lionel: The Archdiocese interprets Magisterial documents with
Cushingism while I use Feeneyism. So mentioning the four marks
of the Church is meaningless since our concept of Church will be
different.They use a false premise to interpret Vatican Council II
while I avoid it. The false premise creates their liberalism.
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The Church is One. The unity of the Church is rooted in the unity of the Holy Trinity – God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit. The Church has a common body of beliefs and is universal in doctrine. All united under the Pope, Catholics profess one faith, creed, and set of moral teachings.
Lionel: This is false. Doctrine and theology is changed
when a false premise is used. So we do not profess one
Creed. Our interpretations of the Nicene and Athanasius
Creed for example are different.
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The Church is Holy. God is the ultimate source of holiness in the Church and Jesus Christ is the model of holiness for the Church. The Church is holy since it was instituted by Christ, who gave the Church the gift of the Holy Spirit to continue his mission and ministry on earth. Through the Church, one is called to live a life which leads to the wholeness of personal development and true relationship with God, the source of life and eternal salvation.
The Church is Catholic. The word “Catholic” means “universal.” The Church, from the time Jesus commissioned the Apostles until the present age, has always been centered on spreading the message of Jesus Christ. The Church of yesterday, today, and tomorrow will always have Christ as our foundation. Furthermore, the Church is for all people throughout the world. The Mass and the other sacraments are celebrated throughout the world, bringing all Catholics together in a spirit of prayer and unity.
Lionel: False. The Church is Catholic and so different
from other Christian churches and communities. It is
exclusivist in its ecclesiology for me.This is not the
conclusion of teh Archdiocese which interprets Vatican
Council II with a false premise.
The theology of the Mass in all Rites today is different
from that of the 16th century.
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The Church is Apostolic. The Bishops, who are the successors to the Apostles, in union with the Pope, continue to teach, sanctify, and guide the church until Christ comes again. The doctrine and way of life of the Church is the same today as it was in the time of the Apostles. The good news of Jesus Christ announced by the Apostles almost 2,000 years ago continues to be announced by the Church today. Furthermore, the Church recognizes the apostolic mission – to reach out to people of all nations and preach the Good News of the Gospel.
Lionel: The Church for centuries taught outside the Church
there is no salvation. This was changed by Cardinal Richard
Cushing the Archbishop of Boston. Pope Paul VI interpreted
Vatican Council II with the Cushing false premise.So there is
a New Theology in the Archdiocese of Boston which is not
the same as at the time
of the Church Fathers or the Apostles.
The Church at the time of St. Paul was opposed by the
Jews of that time. The Archdiocese of Boston is
approved by the Jewish Left rabbis in Boston
.-Lionel Andrades
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https://www.bostoncatholic.org/what-catholic-church-0
Archdiocese of Boston Pastoral Center
Braintree, MA 02184
Phone: 617-254-0100
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