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birth of: 113-15

bishops (see also under Bishops)

bishops as successors to the

Apostles whose head is the

Pope: 113, 133

office of the individual bishop:

133, 271

office of the Supreme Pontiff:

113, 133

pastoral office of Peter, the

Apostles, and bishops as the

foundation of the Church:

132, 138

as Body of Christ (see under

Church: as (Mystical) Body of

Christ, below)

as Bride of Christ: 122

Christ as head: 97, 122

Christ’s salvation, as bringing to the

world: 115-16

Christ’s words, as guarding memory

of: 42

Christ (the Son), as founded by: 114

commandments (precepts) of: 318,

321, 334-35

as communion: 118-19, 122-23,

127, 225

as community of love: 119-20

dioceses (see Dioceses)

disciples, as forming: 114, 451

divine life dispensed to

us through: 177

early: 467

ecclesia

or community: 129

faith, role in handing on: 23, 32,

42, 138

family as the “domestic Church”

(see Domestic Church)

four marks of: 125-39

One: 127-29

diversity in unity: 127

historic divisions: 127

reflects unity of the

Trinity: 127

relations with other Christian

bodies: 127-29

wounds to unity: 127

Holy: 129, 138

Holy Spirit as source of

holiness: 129, 138

living in conformity with the

Gospel: 129

ongoing need for God’s

mercy: 129

sanctified by Christ: 129

Catholic: 129-32, 138

local and particular

Churches: 130

relations with non-Catholic

Christians: 130

relations with non-Christians:

129-31

unity with the Church of

Rome and her bishop, the

pope: 130

universal: 129, 138

Apostolic: 132-34

bishops as successors to

Apostles: 132-33, 138

indefectibility: 132

nature of the Church: 132,

134, 138

God the Father, Church called into

existence by: 113-14

governing ministry of

authority and governing the

Church: 118, 133, 264-65

collegial and pastoral nature:

133, 138

as ministry of service: 118, 171,

265-66

office of the Ecumenical

Council: 133

office of the Episcopal college

(see Episcopal college)

guardian of the faith “delivered

once for all to the saints”: 25, 42

as hierarchical: 115

as holy mystery: 112-13

Holy Spirit and: 115, 120, 170

Holy Spirit as revealing: 114-15

Holy Spirit, Church as Temple of:

116, 120, 122

as human and divine: 112, 122