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8 church is called catholic for the reason that it is universally distributed over all the world." Augustine and Ambrose likewise in their canticle, Praising God, say: "The holy church throughout all the world doth acknowledge Thee." And Ambrose, 24: 1 [Friedberg, 1: 976] speaks thus of her: "What house is more worthy of the entrance of apostolic preaching than is the holy church? Or who else is to be preferred above all others than Christ, who was accustomed to wash the feet of his guests and did not suffer any whom he received into his house to dwell there with soiled steps, that is, works?" And, speaking of this church, Pope Pelagius, 24: 1, C. Schisma [Friedberg 1: 980,] cites Augustine as saying, "There cannot be two churches," and then adds: "Truly, as it has often been said, there can be only one church, the church which is Christ's body, which cannot be divided into two or more bodies." Jerome also says of the church,