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Feb 16, 2022 · In the biblical descriptions of the true mother church, there are no infants being baptized or elements of the Lord’s Supper being transformed into the body and blood of Jesus. So, very clearly no, the Catholic Church is not the mother church.
- “The Mother of All The Faithful”
- Why Is This Important?
- “The Common Mother of Us All”
The Fourth Lateran Council, in 1215, called the Church “the mother of all the faithful.” In his 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, Pope Leo XIII spoke of the Church as “the common Mother of us all.” Before we can understand the Church in her role as mother, however, we need to revisit the definition of the words “the Church.”
Why is it so important to know that the Church is our mother? It’s important because it requires a clear understanding of what the Church is and removes confusion, which also removes the risk of scandal. When people—Catholic or not—don’t understand what the Church IS, they can be scandalized by the bad behavior of her members and leaders. (Which in...
Are you Catholic? Then the Church is your mother. Are you not Catholic? Then the Church is the long-lost mother who is calling you home to herself. She is calling you home to Christ, whose Ecclesia may not be what we ourselves would have chosen as the channel of salvation, and yet it is the channel He has decided upon. How can we not trust His plan...
Is the Roman Catholic Church the mother church? Catholics teach that Roman Catholicism is the original expression of Christianity. They draw from Matthew 16:17–19 when Jesus appointed Peter as His representative (vicar) over the church.
The Catholic Church is holy because it was founded by Jesus Christ, who is all-holy, and because it teaches, according to the will of Christ, holy doctrines, and provides the means of leading a holy life, thereby giving holy members to every age.
Nov 9, 2019 · Philip Kosloski - published on 11/09/19. Hint: It is NOT St. Peter's Basilica. Even though St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City is now the primary church where the pope celebrates Mass, it is not...
The title of Mother of the Church has been bestowed on the Blessed Virgin Mary because she gave birth to Christ, the Head of the Church, and became Mother of the redeemed before her Son gave up his spirit on the Cross.
Mary is the Mother of God (= TheotĂłkos), since by the power of the Holy Spirit she conceived in her virginal womb and brought into the world Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who is of one being with the Father. "The Son of God...born of the Virgin Mary...has truly been made one of us," has been made man.
