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Holy and Catholic are two of the four signs of the Church that Christ founded which are listed in the Nicene Creed:

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

The Catechism claims that the holiness of the Church is "real but imperfect" (paragraph 670), it is reflected in the fact that all of her members are called to be perfect, to the perfection of sanctity by the Father who is perfect. (paragraphs 824-825).

The meaning of "catholic" with regards to the Church is covered in paragraphs 830-856:

meaning "universal" in the sense of "according to the totality" or "in keeping with the whole". The Church is catholic in the unity of the People of God, those who have not received the Gospel are related to her in various ways. "Outside the Church there is no salvation" which means that all salvation that is possible on earth comes through the Church, which only makes sense as the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ on earth.

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