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All are subject to sin.This is why followers of the Lord go to church and pray for repentance(forgiveness) and worship and praise God.
Roman Catholic AnswerShe is holy because She was founded by Jesus Christ and remains His Mystical Body and His Bride guided by the Holy Spirit. She, at the same time is sinful, because ALL of Her members (on earth) are sinners, in need of redemption, still living in a fallen world which is ruled by Satan, the "prince of this world".from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994
825 "The Church on earth is endowed already with a sanctity that is real though imperfect." (Lumen Gentium 48 § 3) In her members perfect holiness is something yet to be acquired: "Strengthened by so many and such great means of salvation, all the faithful, whatever their condition of state-though each in his own way-are called by the Lord to that perfection of sanctity by which the Father himself is perfect." (Lumen Gentium 11 § 3)
827 "Christ, 'holy, innocent, and undefiled,' knew nothing of sin, but came only to expiate the sins of the people. The Church, however, clasping sinners to her bosom, at once holy and always in need of purification, follows constantly the path of penance and renewal." (Lumen Gentium 8 § 3; cf.. Unitatis redintegratio 3; 6; Heb 2:17; 7:26; 2 Cor 5:21) All members of the Church, including her ministers, must acknowledge that they are sinners. (Cf. 1 Jn 1:8-10) In everyone, the weeds of sin will still be mixed with the good wheat of the Gospel until the end of time. (Cf. Mt 13:24-30) Hence the Church gathers sinners already caught up in Christ's salvation but still on the way to holiness:
The church is therefore holy, though having sinners in her midst, because she herself has not other life but the life of grace. If they live her life, her members are sanctified; if they move away from her life, they fall into sins and disorders that prevent the radiation of her sanctity. This is why she suffers and does penance for those offenses, of which she has the power to free her children through the blood of Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Paul VI, Solemn Profession of Faith: Credo of the People of God § 19)
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