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  • 1The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …

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  • 2The Seal of Confession —     The Law of the Seal of Confession     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession     In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …

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  • 3The Vatican —     The Vatican     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican     This subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …

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  • 4Communion of Saints — • The doctrine expressed in the second clause of the ninth article in the received text of the Apostles Creed: I believe... the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Communion of Saints      …

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  • 5The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …

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  • 6The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus —     The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus     An institution of religious women, taking perpetual vows and devoted to the work of education, founded 21 November, 1800, by… …

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  • 7Communion and the developmentally disabled — Part of the series on Communion also known as The Eucharist , The Lord s Supper Divine Liturgy or Sacrament Theology Real Presence Transubstantiation Transignification Sacramental Union Memorialism Consubstantiation Impanation Consecrat …

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  • 8Communion token — A communion token from Crawford, South Lanarkshire, 1840 A communion token is a metal token issued to members of Presbyterian churches in order to provide them entrance to the Lord s Supper. There were many types issued in Scotland in the 18th… …

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  • 9The Religion of Russia —     The Religion of Russia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Religion of Russia     A. The Origin of Russian Christianity     There are two theories in regard to the early Christianity of Russia; according to one of them, Russia was Catholic from …

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  • 10The Easter People — was a liberal policy document of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. BackgroundThe ultimate inspiration for the work which gave rise to the document was the Second Vatican Council. The immediate occasion was a National Pastoral… …

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