0 Rooted in the Unity of the Trinity

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Marks of the Church

I. One

0 Rooted in the unity of the Trinity 0 Unity is not threatened by diversity but marked by true peace o Disturbing true peace and unity = ______o Must be one b/c Jesus came to restore unity b/t men and men w/ God 0 The true Church subsists in the Catholic Church which is governed by the pope and the bishops true Church – ______governed by pope, etc… - ______Role of Formal structures in “One”

0 Existence underscores the importance of unity 0 ______0 Enables us to be united by common profession of faith 0 Common worship – ______Unity ≠ Conformity

0 Catholic  encompasses wide variety of cultures and ways of being Catholic 0 7 non-Roman ecclesial traditions in union with Rome: ______o Essence is the same, form is different 0 Does not cause us to lose our identity  calls us to develop our individuality while maintaining our commitment to unity Wounds to Unity 1. ______- any belief or theory that opposes, deviates from or rejects established tradition or dogma. 2. ______- the rupture of ecclesiastical union and unity. 3. ______- A complete and voluntary rejection or abandonment of the religion or faith. Towards Unity ______– refers to the desire and initiatives to reestablish communion amongst the different sects of Christianity. -Christ deeply wants his disciples to be unified. -The fullness of Christ’s Church subsists in the Catholic Church and hopes for a reconciling of all Christian sects. II. Holy

0 The body of Christ  HOLY! (the holy one of God/ Israel) 0 The HSp dwells within 0 OT concept: God’s holiness was only made known to those who drew close enough to be made holy (sanctified)  not a barrier o Those who were sanctified were changed, set a part for the task of ______o Early on: ______Role of the Church

0 Assembly est. by Christ to ______0 Partner (bride) of Christ in bringing the K o’G to birth 0 Reveal to the world that everything was changed by the incarnation and continues to be different b/c he is present in the HSp 0 Reveal the God of love  ______Holy ≠ perfect We have and will continue to obscure holiness but that doesn’t change what we’re meant to be! 0 Some people have done horrible things in the name of the Church/ with Church support 0 We as individuals have failed Fortunately….

In every age there have been people in the Church who showed tremendous love – they’re what we’re called to be Kingdom of God ______Perfect Kingdom of God ______Church Church ______Perfect Church ______Sign and reality of the Kingdom of God Relationship of Church to Kingdom 0 Kingdom of God broke into history through the ______o Barrier between human and divine destroyed – forever united 0 Jesus established the Church and proclaimed the coming of the kingdom 0 ______o We are in an “already but not yet” reality How does the Church Support Holiness?

1. Moral teachings of the Church

2. Evangelical counsels and those who live them

3. Sacraments (most important!!!!!)

III. Catholic

A little Greek…

0 “Universal”

0 “In totality”

0 “In keeping with the whole” A little English: used as a proper noun to refer to the Church in union with the pope, the bishop of Rome.

Interesting Fact The Church started calling itself Catholic in order to distinguish itself from heretical groups – especially Gnostics.

Gnostics claimed to have secret knowledge and as a result denied the goodness of creation and the humanity of Christ.

In defense of the orthodox teaching we relied on a broad base to refute the teaching…hence in keeping with the whole

Later we used the name in a broader sense to talk about the universality.

The Universal Element

0 Christ came for salvation for all 0 Christ established the Church to be the ______0 The Church is the means to salvation for all people and for all time! 0 ______0 Hence… the Church’s missionary mandate to “make disciples of all nations” making salvation through truth accessible to all people. 0 Continues the mission of Christ as his body while being lead by the HSp.

0 Salvation is found in the Church  ______

0 All who recognize and understand this are obligated to live within the Church. ______– apostasy (bad!!!!!) In Keeping with the whole…Of Revelation

0 Scripture – ______0 Tradition –______o Like a relationship - ______0 The RCC says the way our understanding has deepend of what God has revealed throughout all generations is important because the Holy Spirit has been active throughout and we’re not free to disregard him.

IV. Apostolic

0 Greek: apostolos ______Jesus was sent from God, Jesus sent the apostles to transform the world 0 Our ______exist in our mission. 0 The nature of the Church is apostolic – if we cease being apostolic, we cease to be the Church… we’d just be an group of people Ways we are faithful to our apostolic nature

1 Recognizing that the Church is built on the foundation of the apostles sent by Christ  ______

2 Living in a manner that follows the guidance of the HSp and remains faithful to the foundation est. by the apostles and scripture.

3 ______

Apostolic Succession

0 Grew in importance as Christianity rapidly grew and spread 0 A “quality control” of sorts as: 1. ______2. Less than orthodox teaching spread – it answered the question of who spoke with the authority of Jesus and who would decide who was right. Apostolic Succession Today

0 ______0 ______0 A form of protection – ______So why the pope? 0 He is the “perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity of the bishops and the faithful” 0 ______0 ______0 Continually reminds us of what/who we are called to be