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How does the church deal with Christians who are not Catholic?
Roman Catholicism does not allow non-Catholics (besides the Eastern Orthodox) to partake in the Eucharist, that is, to receive Holy Communion at Mass, and theologically, teaches that only Roman Catholic Christians are truly accepted by God and will go to heaven.Roman Catholic AnswerNot exactly. The Church deals compassionately with Christians who are outside of the Church (people who have been validly baptized and believe in the Nicene Creed in its traditional interpretration). The Church teaches that God loves everyone equally. And that everyone has the hope of heaven. Catholics have the sacraments and the fullness of the ways of grace that God has established to lead a good life. People outside of the Church, to the extent that they are trying to follow God are somehow considered part of the Church (see bolded words in the last paragraph below). This is the point of the ecumenical movement, and, obviously, the point of the RCIA program. from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Church. The faithful of the whole world. This broad definition can be understood in various senses all derived from the Scriptures, notably as the community of believers, the kingdom of God, and the Mystical Body of Christ.As the community of believers, the Church is the assembly (ekklesia) of all who believe in Jesus Christ; or the fellowship (koinoia) of all who are bound together by their common love for the Savior. As the kingdom (basileia), it is the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies about the reign of the Messiah. And as the Mystical Body it is the communion of all those made holy by the grace of Christ. He is their invisible head and they are his visible members. These include the faithful on earth, those in purgatory who are not yet fully purified, and the saints in heaven.Since the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church has been defined as the union of human beings who are united by the profession of the same Christian faith, and by participation of and in the same sacraments under the direction of their lawful pastors, especially of the one representative of Christ on earth, the Bishop of Rome. Each element in this definition is meant to exclude all others from actual and vital membership in the Catholic Church, namely apostates and heretics who do not profess the same Christian faith, non-Christians who do not receive the same sacraments, and schismatics who are not submissive to the Church's lawful pastors under the Bishop of Rome.At the Second Vatican Council this concept of the Church was recognized as the objective reality that identifies the fullness of the Roman Catholic Church. But it was qualified subjectively so as to somehow include all who are baptized and profess their faith in Jesus Christ. They are the People of God, whom he has chosen to be his own and on whom he bestows the special graces of his providence. (Etym. Greek kyriakon, church; from kyriakos, belong to the Lord.)
What is Church for Catholics?
Catholic AnswerThe Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, established His Church as One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. He established it on the Apostle Peter: when Our Blessed Lord established His Church, He made it plain that it would be One and Holy. He put St. Peter as His first Vicar (St. Matthew 16:17-19) after the pattern of the Davidic Kingdom which He was re-establishing. This whole episode in St. Matthew is based on the imagery of the Keys from the Davidic Kingdom in Isaiah, see Isaiah 22:15-25). As St. Paul points out the Church is Our Blessed Lord's Mystical Body (Colossians 1:18, 2:18-20, 1 Cor 12:12-31; Eph. 1:22-23; 3:19; 4:13). St. Paul doesn't use the word, Mystical, that was a later explanation by the Church as this is a mystery. The point is He only has ONE Body and it is the Church, so the Church remains, as recited in the Nicene Creed: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. It WAS the early Church, it was the medieval Church, and it is the modern Church, and it will remain the Church until the end of the world, we have the guarantee of Our Blessed Lord, and the Holy Ghost on this..Finally, extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, outside of the Church there is no salvation. This has been defined again and again, and, more often than not, misunderstood, time and again. Nevertheless, it is defined doctrine..fromModern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Church. The faithful of the whole world. This broad definition can be understood in various senses all derived from the Scriptures, notably as the community of believers, the kingdom of God, and the Mystical Body of Christ. As the community of believers, the Church is the assembly (ekklesia) of all who believe in Jesus Christ; or the fellowship (koinoia) of all who are bound together by their common love for the Savior. As the kingdom (basileia), it is the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies about the reign of the Messiah. And as the Mystical Body it is the communion of all those made holy by the grace of Christ. He is their invisible head and they are his visible members. These include the faithful on earth, those in purgatory who are not yet fully purified, and the saints in heaven.Since the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church has been defined as the union of human beings who are united by the profession of the same Christian faith, and by participation of and in the same sacraments under the direction of their lawful pastors, especially of the one representative of Christ on earth, the Bishop of Rome. Each element in this definition is meant to exclude all others from actual and vital membership in the Catholic Church, namely apostates and heretics who do not profess the same Christian faith, non-Christians who do not receive the same sacraments, and schismatics who are not submissive to the Church's lawful pastors under the Bishop of Rome.At the Second Vatican Council this concept of the Church was recognized as the objective reality that identifies the fullness of the Roman Catholic Church. But it was qualified subjectively so as to somehow include all who are baptized and profess their faith in Jesus Christ. They are the People of God, whom he has chosen to be his own and on whom he bestows the special graces of his providence. (Etym. Greek kyriakon, church; from kyriakos, belong to the Lord.)
What is biblical-philological definition of the Church?
Catholic AnswerWhen Our Blessed Lord established His Church, He made it plain that it would be One and Holy. He put St. Peter as His first Vicar (St. Matthew 16:17-19) after the pattern of the Davidic Kingdom which He was re-establishing. This whole episode in St. Matthew is based on the imagery of the Keys from the Davidic Kingdom in Isaiah, see Isaiah 22:15-25). As St. Paul points out the Church is Our Blessed Lord's Mystical Body (Colossians 1:18, 2:18-20, 1 Cor 12:12-31; Eph. 1:22-23; 3:19; 4:13). St. Paul doesn't use the word, Mystical, that was a later explanation by the Church as this is a mystery. The point is He only has ONE Body and it is the Church, so the Church remains, as recited in the Nicene Creed: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. It WAS the early Church, it was the medieval Church, and it is the modern Church, and it will remain the Church until the end of the world, we have the guarantee of Our Blessed Lord, and the Holy Ghost on this.from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994Church: The name given the "convocation" or "assembly" of the People God has called together from "the ends of the earth." In Christian usage, the word "Church" has three inseparable meanings: the People that God fathers in the whole world; theparticular or local church (diocese); and the liturgical (above all Eucharistics) assembly. The Church draws her life from the Word and the Body of Christ, and so herself becomes Christ's Body (see CCC 752). In the Creed, the sole Church of Christ is professed to be one, holy, catholic, and apostolic (see CCC 811).from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Church. The faithful of the whole world. This broad definition can be understood in various senses all derived from the Scriptures, notably as the community of believers, the kingdom of God, and the Mystical Body of Christ. As the community of believers, the Church is the assembly (ekklesia) of all who believe in Jesus Christ; or the fellowship (koinoia) of all who are bound together by their common love for the Savior. As the kingdom (basileia), it is the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies about the reign of the Messiah. And as the Mystical Body it is the communion of all those made holy by the grace of Christ. He is their invisible head and they are his visible members. These include the faithful on earth, those in purgatory who are not yet fully purified, and the saints in heaven.Since the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church has been defined as the union of human beings who are united by the profession of the same Christian faith, and by participation of and in the same sacraments under the direction of their lawful pastors, especially of the one representative of Christ on earth, the Bishop of Rome. Each element in this definition is meant to exclude all others from actual and vital membership in the Catholic Church, namely apostates and heretics who do not profess the same Christian faith, non-Christians who do not receive the same sacraments, and schismatics who are not submissive to the Church's lawful pastors under the Bishop of Rome.At the Second Vatican Council this concept of the Church was recognized as the objective reality that identifies the fullness of the Roman Catholic Church. But it was qualified subjectively so as to somehow include all who are baptized and profess their faith in Jesus Christ. They are the People of God, whom he has chosen to be his own and on whom he bestows the special graces of his providence. (Etym. Greek kyriakon, church; from kyriakos, belong to the Lord.)
Was the Catholic Church the original Church?
A:There are some doubts about what churches existed in the very earliest years of Christianity, at a time when there were different understandings of the new religion, as we can see in Paul's epistles. However, the dominant group by the second century, and probably much earlier, was certainly the forerunner of both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches. This important branch of Christianity is sometimes known as the Catholic-Orthodox Church, as it distinguished itself from the Gnostic Christians by use of the terms 'Catholic', chiefly in the west, or 'Orthodox', chiefly in the Greek-speaking east. The Church split into Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches in 1054, in what is generally known as the Great Schism. Both new Churches can equally claim to be the original Church by inheritance..Catholic AnswerYes, the Catholic Church was not only the original Church but the only Church that was established by Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, who personally guaranteed it and send the Holy Spirit to guide it until the end of time. And, as we profess in the Creed, it is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. Other "Churches" are those who maintain a valid priesthood through apostolic succession but no longer acknowledge the Holy Father as Christ's Vicar on earth. During the Schism of the East in the 12th century, most of the eastern rites of the Church split into two, with half of each remaining in the Catholic Church and half forming what are now known as the Orthodox Churches, resulting in, for instance, the Greek Orthodox Church and the Greek Uniate Rite (they look exactly the same, but the later is still part of the Catholic Church). After Vatican Council I, the Old Catholics and Polish National Catholic Churches formed. They are called "Churches" because they maintain a valid priesthood and thus valid sacraments. The protestant "churches" are known as eccelesial communities as they have not maintained a valid priesthood and valid sacraments (save baptism in some cases). .Bottom line? The Catholic Church is the original and only Church. Others who are known as Churches - the separated brethren in the east - are Churches only insofar as they participate in the one Church's priesthood and valid sacramental life. Father Hardon explains all of this more fully in his Modern Catholic Dictionary including how those who are not visible members of the Church can be considered members, as defined by the Second Vatican Council.from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Church. The faithful of the whole world. This broad definition can be understood in various senses all derived from the Scriptures, notably as the community of believers, the kingdom of God, and the Mystical Body of Christ. As the community of believers, the Church is the assembly (ekklesia) of all who believe in Jesus Christ; or the fellowship (koinoia) of all who are bound together by their common love for the Savior. As the kingdom (basileia), it is the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies about the reign of the Messiah. And as the Mystical Body it is the communion of all those made holy by the grace of Christ. He is their invisible head and they are his visible members. These include the faithful on earth, those in purgatory who are not yet fully purified, and the saints in heaven..Since the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church has been defined as the union of human beings who are united by the profession of the same Christian faith, and by participation of and in the same sacraments under the direction of their lawful pastors, especially of the one representative of Christ on earth, the Bishop of Rome. Each element in this definition is meant to exclude all others from actual and vital membership in the Catholic Church, namely apostates and heretics who do not profess the same Christian faith, non-Christians who do not receive the same sacraments, and schismatics who are not submissive to the Church's lawful pastors under the Bishop of Rome..At the Second Vatican Council this concept of the Church was recognized as the objective reality that identifies the fullness of the Roman Catholic Church. But it was qualified subjectively so as to somehow include all who are baptized and profess their faith in Jesus Christ. They are the People of God, whom he has chosen to be his own and on whom he bestows the special graces of his providence. (Etym. Greek kyriakon, church; from kyriakos, belong to the Lord.)
When was the first Christian church built and where?
For Christians, the Church is the people, not the building. The very first Christian churches met in peoples' houses.Romans 16:3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:Romans 16:5 Likewise greet the church that is in their house.Colossians 4:15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.Philemon 1:2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:The actual first building built for Christian worship is lost in antiquity. However, there is information on the internet about ruins of a chuch building in Dura-Europos, Syria from 235 AD.
Who formed the first church?
There is not one individual who formed the first church. The Christian Church, in its broadest sense, was founded and spread by the Apostles--Jesus' closest followers--with the belief that Jesus was the Christ. Paul was, perhaps, the most influential person in the spread of earliest Christianity, though he had never met Jesus. The earliest Christians, however, did not consider themselves to be a new religion, but rather a fulfillment of Jewish prophecy and a continuation of Jewish religion. The first time there was an official distinction between churches as "denominations" is during the Great Schism in 1054 when the Eastern Church split from the Western Church--the Church in Constantinople versus the Church in Rome. Both of these churches, as well as other traditionalist ones like the Coptic Church in Egypt, claim to be able to trace their church back to a particular Apostle, though this proof seems to be more anecdotal than provable.
How is the Church a means to salvation?
The Church, any denomination, can not save or give a person salvation. Salvation can only be granted by God. The church however can show a person their need of salvation and individual members can be witnesses and examples of the gift of salvation from God. After salvation, the church can offer baptism, teach the word of God, which is all important, encourage new believers, and offer fellowship with other Christians, which is vitally needed.Roman Catholic AnswerThe Church is the means of salvation that Jesus Christ established on earth. The "how" is through His grace, administered through the sacraments which are the visible signs which not only express but effect what they signify. This is the way that God saw fit to grant us salvation, and we must humbly accept His Will. The answer above, I'm afraid, is a protestant outlook, that does not realize that what Christ's Church actually is. It is an example of the great impoverisment which has come about since the protestant revolt.from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Sacrament of Salvation. The Church as the necessary means of salvation for humankind. All who are saved, therefore, receive the necessary grace somehow through the visible Church founded by Christ.from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Church. The faithful of the whole world. This broad definition can be understood in various senses all derived from the Scriptures, notably as the community of believers, the kingdom of God, and the Mystical Body of Christ.As the community of believers, the Church is the assembly (ekklesia) of all who believe in Jesus Christ; or the fellowship (koinoia) of all who are bound together by their common love for the Savior. As the kingdom (basileia), it is the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies about the reign of the Messiah. And as the Mystical Body it is the communion of all those made holy by the grace of Christ. He is their invisible head and they are his visible members. These include the faithful on earth, those in purgatory who are not yet fully purified, and the saints in heaven.Since the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church has been defined as the union of human beings who are united by the profession of the same Christian faith, and by participation of and in the same sacraments under the direction of their lawful pastors, especially of the one representative of Christ on earth, the Bishop of Rome. Each element in this definition is meant to exclude all others from actual and vital membership in the Catholic Church, namely apostates and heretics who do not profess the same Christian faith, non-Christians who do not receive the same sacraments, and schismatics who are not submissive to the Church's lawful pastors under the Bishop of Rome.At the Second Vatican Council this concept of the Church was recognized as the objective reality that identifies the fullness of the Roman Catholic Church. But it was qualified subjectively so as to somehow include all who are baptized and profess their faith in Jesus Christ. They are the People of God, whom he has chosen to be his own and on whom he bestows the special graces of his providence. (Etym. Greek kyriakon, church; from kyriakos, belong to the Lord.)from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994802 Christ Jesus "gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people of his own" (Titus 2:14).803 "Your are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people" (1 Pet 2:9).804 One enters into the People of God by faith and Baptism. "All men are called to belong to he new People of God" (Lumen gentium 13), so that, in Christ, "men may form one family and one People of God" (Ad gentes 1)805 The Church is the body of Christ. Through the Spirit and his action in the sacraments, above all the Eucharist, Christ, who once was dead and is now risen, establishes the community of believers as his own Body.806 In the unity of this Body, there is a diversity of members and functions. All members are linked to one another, especially to those who are suffering, to the poor and persecuted.807 The Church is this Body of which Christ is the head: she lives from him, in him, and for him; he lives with her and in her.808 The Church is the Bride of Christ: he loved her and handed himself over for her. He has purified her by his blood and made her the fruitful mother of all God's children.809 The Church is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is the soul, as it were, of the Mystical Body, the source of its life, of its unity in diversity, and of the riches of its gifts and charisms.810 "Hence the universal Church is seen to be "a people brought into unity from the unity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit'" (Lumen Gentium 4 citing St. Cyprian, De Dom. Orat.23; J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Latrina Supplement 4, 553).ANSWER (Protestant) If you will look at the New Testament Church as portrayed in the New Testament teachings of Paul you will see what a New Testament Church is and does.There is no mention of Sacraments etc. Romans 10:9, " that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation. 13 "For whoever calls upon the name of the LORD shall be saved" 14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.There are no sacraments in a foxhole.
