Article 9 “I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH”
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“Christ is the light of humanity; and it is, accordingly, the heart-felt
desire of this sacred Council, being gathered together in the Holy Spirit,
that, by proclaiming his Gospel to every creature, it may bring to all men that
light of Christ which shines out visibly from the Church.”135
These words open the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the
Church. By choosing this starting point, the Council demonstrates that the
article of faith about the Church depends entirely on the articles concerning
Christ Jesus. the Church has no other light than Christ’s; according to a
favorite image of the Church Fathers, the Church is like the moon, all its
light reflected from the sun.
- SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
- Article 9 “I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH”
- CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
Original Link: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P26.HTM