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LETTER TO THE
BISHOPS OF THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH ON
SOME ASPECTS OF
THE CHURCH
UNDERSTOOD AS Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith
COMMUNION
28 May 1992
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The Church, A Mystery of
Communion
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Universal Church and Particular
Church
Contents 03
Communion of the Churches,
Eucharist and Episcopacy
04
Unity and Diversity in Ecclesial
Communion
05
Ecclesial Communion and
Ecumenism
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Introduction
The concept of
‘communion’ is a
very suitable
term to express
the core of the
Church. It is also
the key for the
renewal of
Catholic
ecclesiology.
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