Rising_Suns
8th January 2005, 03:06 AM
The Church's Relationship with Protestants and Orthodox
818 "However, one cannot charge with the sin of the separation those who at present are born into these communities [that resulted from such separation] and in them are brought up in the faith of Christ, and the Catholic Church accepts them with respect and affection as brothers .... All who have been justified by faith in Baptism are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers in the Lord by the children of the Catholic Church." 272 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=818&FNoteNum=272)
819 "Furthermore, many elements of sanctification and of truth" 273 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=819&FNoteNum=273) are found outside the visible confines of the Catholic Church: "the written Word of God; the life of grace; faith, hope, and charity, with the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit, as well as visible elements." 274 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=819&FNoteNum=274) Christ's Spirit uses these Churches and ecclesial communities as means of salvation, whose power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ has entrusted to the Catholic Church. All these blessings come from Christ and lead to him, 275 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=819&FNoteNum=275) and are in themselves calls to "Catholic unity." 276 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=819&FNoteNum=276)
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838 "The Church knows that she is joined in many ways to the baptized who are honored by the name of Christian, but do not profess the Catholic faith in its entirety or have not preserved unity or communion under the successor of Peter." 322 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=838&FNoteNum=322) Those "who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized are put in a certain, although imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church." 323 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=838&FNoteNum=323)
With the Orthodox Churches, this communion is so profound "that it lacks little to attain the fullness that would permit a common celebration of the Lord's Eucharist." 324 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=838&FNoteNum=324)
818 "However, one cannot charge with the sin of the separation those who at present are born into these communities [that resulted from such separation] and in them are brought up in the faith of Christ, and the Catholic Church accepts them with respect and affection as brothers .... All who have been justified by faith in Baptism are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers in the Lord by the children of the Catholic Church." 272 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=818&FNoteNum=272)
819 "Furthermore, many elements of sanctification and of truth" 273 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=819&FNoteNum=273) are found outside the visible confines of the Catholic Church: "the written Word of God; the life of grace; faith, hope, and charity, with the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit, as well as visible elements." 274 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=819&FNoteNum=274) Christ's Spirit uses these Churches and ecclesial communities as means of salvation, whose power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ has entrusted to the Catholic Church. All these blessings come from Christ and lead to him, 275 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=819&FNoteNum=275) and are in themselves calls to "Catholic unity." 276 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=819&FNoteNum=276)
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838 "The Church knows that she is joined in many ways to the baptized who are honored by the name of Christian, but do not profess the Catholic faith in its entirety or have not preserved unity or communion under the successor of Peter." 322 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=838&FNoteNum=322) Those "who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized are put in a certain, although imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church." 323 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=838&FNoteNum=323)
With the Orthodox Churches, this communion is so profound "that it lacks little to attain the fullness that would permit a common celebration of the Lord's Eucharist." 324 (http://www.kofc.org/publications/cis/catechism/getnote.cfm?ParNum=838&FNoteNum=324)