Jesus Christ & the Church.Vatican City Vatican City (văt`ĭkən), independent state (2005 est. pop. 900), 108.7 acres (44 hectares), within the city of Rome, Italy, and the residence of the pope, who is its absolute ruler. -- On March 15, Pope Benedict For other uses, see Benedict. Benedict is the regnal name of the current Roman pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI (2005–present) and has been the name of fourteen other popes (and three antipopes):
tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "The Mystery of the relationship between Jesus and the Church." In layman's language, the Holy Father is trying to explain what the Church is and, therefore, what she should mean to Catholics. "Between Christ and the Church there is no opposition: they are inseparable in·sep·a·ra·ble adj. 1. Impossible to separate or part: inseparable pieces of rock. 2. Very closely associated; constant: inseparable companions. , despite the sins of the people who make up the Church," he told his Wednesday audience. "Therefore, there is no way to reconcile Christ's intentions with the slogan that was fashionable a few years ago, 'Christ yes, the Church no.'" (As the editorial, p. 3, indicates, in Canada this slogan or concept is still fashionable, judging by the attitudes of the Canadian Religions Conference and other persons who believe we can change Church teaching at will.) Two weeks later, March 29, the Holy Father discussed the notion of "communion communion: see Eucharist; Lord's Supper. ." It is a gift from God through which we participate in the life of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, he explained. "The Church thus presents herself, despite all the human frailties that are part of her historical features, as a wondrous creation of love, constituted to bring Christ close to every man and woman who truly wishes to encounter them, until the end of times." |
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