Sunday, March 6, 2016
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 124 - Part IV.
(Youcat
answer - repeated) The Church is more than an institution because she is a
mystery that is simultaneously human and divine.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 773)
In the Church this communion of men with God, in the "love [that] never
ends," is the purpose which governs everything in her that is a
sacramental means, tied to this passing world (1 Cor 13:8; cf. LG 48).
"[The Church's] structure is totally ordered to the holiness of Christ's
members. And holiness is measured according to the 'great mystery' in which the
Bride responds with the gift of love to the gift of the Bridegroom" (John
Paul II, MD 27). Mary goes before us all in the holiness that is the Church's
mystery as "the bride without spot or wrinkle" (Eph 5:27). This is
why the "Marian" dimension of the Church precedes the
"Petrine" (Cf. John Paul II, MD 27).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment)
True love does not
blind a person but rather makes him see. With regard to the Church, this is
precisely the case: Viewed from outside, the Church is only a historical
institution with historical achievements, but also mistakes and even crimes—a Church of sinners. But that
is not looking deep enough. After all, Christ became so involved with us
sinners that he never abandons his Church, even if we were to betray him daily.
This inseparable union of the human and the divine, of sin and grace, is the
mystery of the Church. Seen with the eyes of faith, the Church is therefore
indestructibly holy.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 770)
The Church is in history, but at the same time she transcends it. It is only
"with the eyes of faith" (Roman
Catechism I, 10, 20) that one can see her in her visible reality and at the
same time in her spiritual reality as bearer of divine life.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment