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 Christian communities  and  consecrated  bishops  769  774  781  784  788 800; the  Church  proceeds  from  the  Side  of  Jesus  707.

What is  the  Church? 739 747  751  769.

Christ is  the  invisible  Head, Lord  and  Protector  of  the  Church:  463 514 (Christ  in  St.  Peter’s  little  ship);  673  (“I  am  a king”);  774  (Christ governs  the  Church);  779  (St.  Peter  delivered  from  prison);  806  (Christ protects  the  Church).

Peter is  the  visible  Head  of  the  Church:  436  (Simon  is  called  Peter); 518 (“The  first  Simon  who  is  called  Peter”);  539  (“Thou  art  Peter”  &amp;c.); 641 (“Confirm  thy  brethren”);  726 — 728  (the  chief  pastoral  office conferred  on  Peter);  He  stands  forth  as  the  chief  pastor  734  (at  the election  of  Matthias);  735  (at  Pentecost);  746  (when  he  questioned and  punished  Ananias);  750  (when  he  acted  as  spokesman  before the  Council);  768  (when  he  undertook  a visitation);  774  (when  he received  a revelation  and  admitted  the  first  Gentiles  into  the  Church); 787 (by  presiding  at  the  Council  of  Jerusalem).

The Pope  is  the  successor  of  St. Peter as  chief  pastor  541  807.

The bishops  are  the  successors  of  the  apostles  555  805  806  (Titus,  Timothy &amp;c.).

Types of  the  Church:  40  (the  Ark  of  Noe);  463  728  (the  ship  of  Peter).

Christ founded  only  one, and  that  one  a visible  Church  551  (“Tell  it  to the  Church”);  540  (“On  this  rock  I will  build  My  Church”);  562  (“There shall  be  one  fold  and  one  shepherd”);  there  is  only  one  truth  512. The Church  of  Christ  must  be:  1. one 645  (Christ  prays  for  the unity  of  the  Church);  2. holy 645  (“Keep  them  from  evil  . . . . Sanctify  them  in  truth”);  3. catholic or  universal  337;  510  (the  grain of  mustard-seed);  562  730  (“Teach  all  nations  ...  to  the  consummation of  the  world”);  761  (the  Ethiopian); 4. apostolic 522  (the  apostles  are the  patriarchs  of  the  Church);  761  (the  Church  to  be  spread  by  the apostles  and  their  successors).

The Roman  Church  is  the  true  Church, founded  by  Christ,  for  she  is:

1. one  49  562  745.

2. holy  510  51 1 745  (the  holy  lives  of  the  first  Christians).

3. universal  761  774  807.

4. apostolic  799  807.

In her  alone  are  the  types  of  the  Old  Testament  fulfilled  173  337. According to  our  Lord’s  prophecy  518  647;  she  is  hated  and  persecuted by  the  world  751  754.

The prophetical, priestly  and  royal  office  of  the  Church  instituted  by God  541,  723  (Jesus  confers  His  own  mission  on  the  apostles);  774 (only by  means  of  this  threefold  office  can  man  have  part  in  the  grace of  redemption).