830. The word “catholic” means “universal,” in the sense of “according to the totality” or “in keeping with the whole.” the Church is catholic in a double sense: First, the Church is catholic because Christ is present in her. “Where there is Christ Jesus, there is the Catholic Church.”307 In her subsists the fullness of Christ’s body united with its head; this implies that she receives from him “the fullness of the means of salvation”308 which he has willed: correct and complete confession of faith, full sacramental life, and ordained ministry in apostolic succession. the Church was, in this fundamental sense, catholic on the day of Pentecost309 and will always be so until the day of the Parousia.
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598. What is the meaning of the final Amen?
277. How is the celebration of the Holy Eucharist carried out?
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12. What is Apostolic Tradition?
329. How does a priest carry out his proper ministry?
535. Why is there a universal call to prayer?
283. What is the meaning of transubstantiation?
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