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Rome. They boldly claim, "This is about the Sum of our
Doctrine, in which, as can be seen, there is nothing that varies from the Scriptures, or from the Church Catholic, or from the Church of Rome as known from its writers" (AC XXI Conclusion 1). The underlying thesis of the Augsburg Confession is that the faith as confessed by Luther and his followers is nothing new, but the true catholic faith, and that their churches represent the true catholic or universal church. In fact, it is actually the Church of Rome that has departed from the ancient faith and practice of the catholic church (see AC XXIII 13, XXVIII 72 and other places).
1533:, and the rest, for this cause the Faith has securely delivered to you now the Article, "And in one Holy Catholic Church"; that you may avoid their wretched meetings, and ever abide with the Holy Church Catholic in which you were regenerated. And if ever you are sojourning in cities, inquire not simply where the Lord's House is (for the other sects of the profane also attempt to call their own dens houses of the Lord), nor merely where the Church is, but where is the Catholic Church. For this is the peculiar name of this Holy Church, the mother of us all, which is the
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shall observe if we follow universality, antiquity, consent. We shall follow universality if we confess that one faith to be true, which the whole church throughout the world confesses; antiquity, if we in no wise depart from those interpretations which it is manifest were notoriously held by our holy ancestors and fathers; consent, in like manner, if in antiquity itself we adhere to the consentient definitions and determinations of all, or at the least of almost all priests and doctors.
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Catholic Church itself, all possible care must be taken, that we hold that faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by all. For that is truly and in the strictest sense 'catholic,' which, as the name itself and the reason of the thing declare, comprehends all universally. This rule we
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Catholic Church, there are many other things which most justly keep me in her bosom. The consent of peoples and nations keeps me in the Church; so does her authority, inaugurated by miracles, nourished by hope, enlarged by love, established by age. The succession of priests keeps me, beginning
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of 1054, those terms had just the basic geographical meanings, since only one undivided
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also believe that their churches are "Catholic" in the sense that they too are in continuity with the original universal church founded by the
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Lutherans presented the Augsburg Confession before Emperor Charles V in 1530, they carefully showed that each article of faith and practice was true first of all to Holy Scripture, and then also to the teaching of the church fathers and the councils and even the canon law of the Church of
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For many years the once illustrious congregation of the
Western Church, that is to say, the Church of Rome, has been divided in spiritual communion from the other four Patriarchates, and has separated itself by adopting customs and dogmas alien to the Catholic Church and to the Orthodox ... So no
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Such then in number and importance are the precious ties belonging to the
Christian name which keep a believer in the Catholic Church, as it is right they should ... With you, where there is none of these things to attract or keep me... No one shall move me from the faith which binds my mind with
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And so, lastly, does the very name of
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From the second half of the second century, the word "catholic" began to be used to mean "orthodox" (non-heretical), "because Catholics claimed to teach the whole truth, and to represent the whole Church, while heresy arose out of the exaggeration of some one truth and was essentially partial and
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Methodist churches see the continuity of the apostolic tradition preserved by the faithfulness to the apostolic teaching. The teaching office which decides what is faithful and what is not lies in the hands of conciliar bodies, the Conferences. All Methodist churches recognize the necessity of a
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With other Christians, the Reformed Churches confess faith in "one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church." Where is the sign of apostolicity found among Reformed Christians? ...The mark of apostolicity is manifested in the faithfullness to the apostolic witness to "the faith once delivered to the
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wrote, besides these, one to Philemon, and one to Titus, and two to Timothy, in simple personal affection and love indeed; but yet these are hallowed in the esteem of the Catholic Church, and in the regulation of ecclesiastical discipline. There are also in circulation one to the Laodiceans, and
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Christians; but as for the others, since in our judgment they are foolish madmen, we decree that they shall be branded with the ignominious name of heretics, and shall not presume to give their conventicles the name of churches. They will suffer in the first place the chastisement of the divine
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For, having through patience overcome the unjust governor, and thus acquired the crown of immortality, he now, with the apostles and all the righteous , rejoicingly glorifies God, even the Father, and blesses our Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of our souls, the Governor of our bodies, and the
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They strive to set before and prefer the sordid and profane washing of heretics to the true and only and legitimate baptism of the Catholic Church. We ought by all means to maintain the unity of the Catholic Church, and not to give way to the enemies of faith and truth in any respect. Whose
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It is our desire that all the various nations which are subject to our clemency and moderation, should continue the profession of that religion which was delivered to the Romans by the divine Apostle Peter, as it has been preserved by faithful tradition and which is now professed by the
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then, the disciple of Platonism? For it is evident that those men lived not so long ago — in the reign of Antoninus for the most part, — and that they at first were believers in the doctrine of the Catholic Church, in the church of Rome under the episcopate of the blessed
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Ignatius designated the universal church. Ignatius considered that certain heretics of his time, who disavowed that Jesus was a material being who actually suffered and died, saying instead that "he only seemed to suffer" (Smyrnaeans, 2), were not really Christians.
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When we were together in council, dearest brethren, we read your letter which you wrote to us concerning those who seem to be baptized by heretics and schismatics, (asking) whether, when they, come to the Catholic Church, which is one, they ought to be
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All major theological and ecclesiastical disputes in the Christian East or West have been commonly accompanied by attempts of arguing sides to deny each other the right to use the word "Catholic" as term of self-designation. After the acceptance of
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another to the Alexandrians, forged under the name of Paul, and addressed against the heresy of Marcion; and there are also several others which cannot be received into the Catholic Church, for it is not suitable for gall to be mingled with honey.
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The Church of God which sojourns at Smyrna, to the Church of God sojourning in Philomelium, and to all the congregations of the Holy and Catholic Church in every place: Mercy, peace, and love from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, be
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In the Deed of Union a continuity of Methodism with the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church is affirmed. First, it is implied, inasmuch as the Methodist Church claims and cherishes its place in the Holy Catholic Church which
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Latin should be sanctified by the hands of the priests through divine and spotless Mysteries unless he first declares that he will abstain from Latin dogmas and customs, and that he will conform to the practice of the Orthodox.
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During the Early Modern period, a special term "Acatholic" was widely used in the West to mark all those who were considered to hold heretical theological views and irregular ecclesiastical practices. In the time of
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ties so many and so strong to the Christian religion... For my part, I should not believe the gospel except as moved by the authority of the Catholic Church. —St. Augustine (354–430):
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1662:, chapter 4: Proofs of the Catholic Faith.
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1670:, chapter 4: Proofs of the Catholic Faith.
1117:, an abstract noun based on the adjective
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2455:The Mysterious Origins of Christianity
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965:– had always identified themselves as
2893:. Christian Classics Ethereal Library
2343:An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church
1958:, St Vladimirs Seminary Press, 1997,
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2545:"Ignatius Epistle to the Smyrnaeans"
2479:"Ignatius Epistle to the Smyrnaeans"
2230:T&T Clark Companion to Methodism
2036:Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott,
2022:participating institution membership
1493:(c. 315–386), who is venerated as a
1256:Basilica of San Clemente al Laterano
1173:wrote in about 107 to Christians in
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2950:Christian Classics Ethereal Library
2921:Christian Classics Ethereal Library
1807:was used by zealous members of the
1541:(Catechetical Lectures, XVIII, 26).
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1031:, catholicity is considered one of
611:Members Church of God International
2164:Ludwig, Alan (12 September 2016).
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1284:is, there is the Catholic Church.
939:universal or of general interest;
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2281:. Liturgical Press. p. 81.
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1843:, a compendium of belief of the
1246:(circa 110 AD). He died in
1158:Catholic Church (disambiguation)
737:
3301:First seven ecumenical councils
2166:"Luther's Catholic Reformation"
1535:spouse of our Lord Jesus Christ
1316:'. Thus it is used in an early
4168:Relations with other religions
3574:Church of the East (Nestorian)
3569:Oriental Orthodox (Miaphysite)
2232:. A&C Black. p. 346.
1703:, section 6, end of chapter II
1121:. The Modern Greek equivalent
823:) comes from the Greek phrase
621:The New Church (Swedenborgian)
566:Nondenominational Christianity
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2052:"Online Etymology Dictionary"
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1849:Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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1353:The term is also used in the
2378:Scharper, Philip J. (1969).
2146:American Heritage Dictionary
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2839:Augustine the Theologian
2836:TeSelle, Eugene (1970).
2658:of Alexandria, Clement.
2257:The Nature of the Church
2079:22 February 2011 at the
1978:Tyndale Bible Dictionary
1883:Anglican Catholic Church
1397:The term is employed by
1265:Letter to the Smyrnaeans
1243:Letter to the Smyrnaeans
1199:Pope Peter of Alexandria
1189:local". In 380, Emperor
1166:Letter to the Smyrnaeans
1033:Four Marks of the Church
959:Oriental Orthodox Church
900:Letter to the Smyrnaeans
63:Letter to the Smyrnaeans
4197:Christianity portal
3356:Investiture Controversy
2518:Angle, Paul T. (2007).
2453:Angle, Paul T. (2007).
2277:Puglisi, J. F. (1999).
2105:Encyclopædia Britannica
2038:A Greek-English Lexicon
2014:Oxford University Press
1898:Liberal Catholic Church
1817:Serbian Orthodox Church
1730:, the notion of common
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955:Eastern Orthodox Church
4148:Christian universalism
3539:Western Rite Orthodoxy
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3219:Sermon on the Mount
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4091:Cooperation
4028:Charismatic
3939:Holy Spirit
3848:Natural law
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3653:Holy Spirit
3522:Pentecostal
3502:Evangelical
3497:Charismatic
3341:Monasticism
3333:Middle Ages
3296:Constantine
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2691:1 September
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2130:24 December
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1831:Lutheranism
1813:Protestants
1769:Schismatics
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