Ecclesial community
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In the
The Catholic Church formally recognizes as "Churches" of a nature similar to its own
However, the Catholic Church expressly excludes "those Christian communities born out of the
Criticism of the label
After
However, it has a destructive effect on ecumenical relations if one church deprives another church of the right to be called a church. It is just as destructive as if one Christian denies another Christian the right to be called a Christian.[5]
Ecclesial Communities in Formation
Other forms of the term ecclesial community refers to those communities that are in formation to become missions of a particular church or parishes of a particular diocese, or eparchy. Ecclesial communities can refer to groups of individuals who gather for a spiritual reason, primarily for worship and fellowship that typically does not receive sacraments unless a sacramental minister, i.e., a priest or deacon, is available.
References
- ^ a b Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Responses to Some Questions regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine of the Church, Fourth Question Archived August 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Unitatis redintegratio, 19 Archived March 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Responses to Some Questions regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine of the Church, Fifth Question Archived August 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Doctrinal Commentary on the Concluding Formula of the Professio Fidei, 29 June 1998
- ^ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark's reply to the Catholic Church