The Catholic Church

• At the heart of the Church's self-understanding:

  • The Apostolic Succession is the means of continuity with the teaching of Jesus' Apostles as the Church passes on their teaching in the Apostolic Tradition
  • The Sacraments are the gifts bestowed on the Church as an act of divine grace
• Liberal Catholics adopt the approach of closed inclusivism
• Other denominations reflect aspects of the Christian faith
• Only the Catholic Church has true continuity and authority
• Dialogue is encourages with non-Catholics, but not compromise