Since the Incarnation of the Word, the world has been given the fullness of divine Revelation in the person of Jesus Christ. Christ entrusted the apostles with the task of passing on everything he had taught them. In order for them to carry out this mission, the Father sent the Holy Spirit upon them. The Holy Spirit allowed the apostles to understand the fullness of Christ's teachings and to announce them. This definitive Revelation of Christ, which was given to the apostles and now continues through the Church, is found in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, as the Deposit of Faith. In conclusion "God has entrusted to the Catholic Church all revealed truth" (Theological Flint) If a Christian Church broke away from the Catholic Church it would take some of these truths but perhaps not all, so "the fullness of truth" is a term that applies only to the Catholic Church. All religions are equal in a particular way, this is most likely due to their unity of faith. While no religion is truly the same as the Catholic Church, not even the churches created during the Protestant movement. As Saint Cyprian of Carthage stated “Outside the Church there is no salvation”. This is because "all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church, which is his body" (CCC). Since Christ, the founder of the Catholic Church, is the only path to salvation, it can easily be achieved through the Catholic Church, his instrument here on Earth." Organized religion is a system of belief with a structure in place to define doctrine, standardize worship practices, and administer the organization" (Comelling Truth). We all need organized religion. Because the Catholic Church is an organized religion, it is guided by the holy spirit. The Holy Spirit maintains the actio......at the center of the card......Christ its founder as head and the Holy Spirit as mystical body. We are united through three aspects. They are unity of faith, unity of worship, and unity of leadership. The unity of faith is the only faith handed down by the apostles. The entire Catholic Church celebrates the same seven sacraments instituted by Christ. The celebration of the Eucharist in a community does not separate it, but brings it closer to all communities under the unity of worship. The Catholic Church is unified under unity of leadership because “apostolic succession ensures uninterrupted continuity with the teaching and guidance of St. Peter and the Apostles.” (The Church: Sacrament of Salvation) The Church continues to remain faithful to the teachings of Christ that the Church is one and unique, even with its unique and diverse members.
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