VATICAN - Pope says its “absurd to love Christ without the Church, to listen to Christ but not the Church, to be with Christ at the margins of the Chu

[Lormar]

Thanks again, Genesis.

 

[chero23]

Yup. Wonder how this will play in the media?

The funny thing is that no where in the OT do ppl speak about it’s just and me and God. Plus we see how from the prophet Samuel all the way til Zechariah how they all pray for Israel. That’s bc as the NT states, we are 1, we are 1 body.

This is why we have such an egocentric society, bc everyone thinks that without them the world can’t go round.

 

[Memaw]

Yup. Wonder how this will play in the media?

And also here on the forum by some, God Bless, Memaw

 

[EIF5A]

How does the Catholic Church define “Church”?

The Scripture, Magisterium, Sacred Tradition, and the clergy?

All baptized and professing Catholics?

I find it entirely possible to want to find Christ from the margins…

 

[Genesis315]

How does the Catholic Church define “Church”?

All baptized and professing Catholics

This is part of the correct answer, but hierarchical communion must also be included with baptism and profession of faith.

This of course refers to the Church on earth. We could also define the Church as the above as well as those in Purgatory or in Heaven.