Paragraph 2. THE CHURCH – PEOPLE OF GOD, BODY OF CHRIST, TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

This is the whole Christ, head
and body, one formed from many . . . whether the head or members speak, it is
Christ who speaks. He speaks in his role as the head (ex persona capitis) and
in his role as body (ex persona corporis). What does this mean? “The two
will become one flesh. This is a great mystery, and I am applying it to Christ
and the Church.”²⁴⁰ and the Lord himself says in the Gospel:
“So they are no longer two, but one flesh.”²⁴¹ They are, in
fact, two different persons, yet they are one in the conjugal union, . . . as
head, he calls himself the bridegroom, as body, he calls himself
“bride.”²⁴²

PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
  - Article 9 “I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH”
    - Paragraph 2. THE CHURCH – PEOPLE OF GOD, BODY OF CHRIST, TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team