Part One: The Profession of Faith › Section Two of Part One: The Profession of the Christian Faith: The Creeds ›› CHAPTER 3: I Believe in the Holy Spirit ››› Article 9: “I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church”

› §1 The Church in God’s Plan › IN BRIEF › §2 The Church’s Three Titles: People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit › IN BRIEF › §3 The Church is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic › IN BRIEF › §4 Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life › IN BRIEF › §5 The Communion of the Saints › IN BRIEF › §6 Our Lady › IN BRIEF

Questions and Answers

745. What is the name of Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church? (CCC 748) The name of Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church is Lumen Gentium .
746. On which articles of Faith does the article about the Church depend? (CCC 748-749) The article about the Church depends on:
1. the articles concerning Jesus Christ
2. the article about the Holy Spirit.
747. Why does the article about the Church depend on the articles about Jesus Christ? (CCC 748) The article about the Church depends on the articles about Jesus Christ, because as the moon receives its light from the sun, so the Church receives its light from Christ.
748. Why does the article about the Church depend on the article about the Holy Spirit? (CCC 748) The article about the Church depends on the article about the Holy Spirit, because the Church is the place where the Spirit flourishes.
749. Who said that the Church is the place “where the Spirit flourishes”? (CCC 749) It was St Hippolytus who said that the Church is the place where the Spirit flourishes.
St Hippolytus (around AD 200) belongs to the group of the seven Early Church Fathers.
750. Why do we believe the Church and not in the Church? (CCC 750) We believe the Church and not in the Church in order to make a difference between ‘believing in God’ and ‘believing what He proposes to our Faith’.