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Rausch Towards A Truly Catholic Church Summary

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Rausch, T., Towards a Truly Catholic Church: An Ecclesiology for the Third Millennium (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2005), 131-151.

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Since the First Council of Constantinople in 381, we Christian have a belief in “one, holy, catholic and apostolic church”. First, the Church should be one. Eucharistic celebration and the biblical concept of the “People of God” are exemplified for this. However, the Church has been divided into numerous denominations and lost communion each other mainly because of the Reformation. The crucial discrepancy between the Roman Catholic Church and Protestant church is perception on the church; while Roman Catholic and Orthodox regards the Church visible and invisible, reformers did not. Second, the Church is holy. The holiness of the Church can be found in the following three senses: the sole divine existence of God, covenant relationship with God, her deeds from God and holy gifts from God. At the same time, the Church is also sinful, as not a few scandals in the Church shows. …show more content…

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