Open AccessTHE BISHOP AND/OR THE ECCLESIAL RECEPTION OF THE CATHOLICITY (ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΉ) OF THE CHURCH
Author(s) -
Adrian D. COVAN
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
icoana credinţei
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2501-3386
pISSN - 2393-137X
DOI - 10.26520/icoana.2021.13.7.24-30
Subject(s) - faith , harmony (color) , theology , ecclesiology , religious studies , symbol (formal) , sociology , philosophy , art , visual arts , linguistics
In the Symbol of Faith, we profess that the Church is Catholic. Therefore, we can understand this catholicity in several ways. First of them, the Church is catholic because it proclaims the apostolic faith in its entirety; she is the place where we meet Christ in his sacraments and receive the spiritual gifts needed to grow in holiness together with our brothers and sisters. The Church is also catholic because its communion embraces the whole human been, and she is sent to bring to the entire world the joy of redemption. Not eventually, the Church is catholic because it reconciles the wonderful diversity of God’s gifts to build up His People in love, unity and harmony.