Called to Communion: Understanding the Church TodayThis is a book of wisdom and insight that explains how providential are the trials through which the Catholic Church is now passing. The need of the Papal Primacy to ensure Christian unity; the true meaning of the Priesthood as a sacrament and not a mere ministry; the necessity of the Eucharist as the Sacrifice of the Savior now offering Himself on our altars; the role of the Bishops as successors of the Apostles, united with the successor of St. Peter, the Bishop of Rome; the value of suffering in union with Christ crucified; the indispensable service of the laity in the apostolate - all these themes receive from Cardinal Ratzinger new clarity and depth. |
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| Title | Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today Twentieth century religious thought |
| Authors | Benedikt XVI. (Papst), Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger |
| Translated by | Adrian Walker |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Ignatius Press, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0898705789, 9780898705782 |
| Length | 165 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology Religion / Christianity / Catholic Religion / Christianity / History |
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