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What It Means to Be Catholic with a Small “c”

secularization: A process of drawing society away from religious orientation in order to make it more worldly and less influenced by religion.

What It Means to Be Catholic with a Small “c”

What It Means to Be Catholic with a Small “c”

Catholicity in Creation, Christ, and the Church

Catholicity in Creation, Christ, and the Church

O LORD, our Lord, how awesome is

your name through all the earth!

Psalm 8:10

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The Local Church: A First-hand Look at Unity in Diversity

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The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation. He also

commands his disciples to proclaim the Gospel to all nations and to baptize

them. Baptism is necessary for salvation for those to whom the Gospel has

been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this

sacrament. The Church does not know of any means other than Baptism that

assures entry into eternal beatitude; this

is why she takes care not to neglect the

mission she has received from the Lord to

see that all who can be baptized are

"reborn of water and the Spirit." God has

bound salvation to the sacrament of

Baptism, but he himself is not bound by

his sacraments. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1257)

Who Belongs to the Catholic Church?

Who Belongs to the Catholic Church?

The Catholicity of the Church’s Mission

The Catholicity of the Church’s Mission

The Catholicity of the Church’s Mission

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