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Originally Posted by slapass
this is a Pope down belief
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More news to me.
So Pope down you say? This must be the wrong Pope than. Looks like he explained it pretty damn clear.
To distinguish the Body of Christ in this sense from his physical body, the term "Mystical Body of Christ" is often used. This term was used as the first words, and so as the title, of the encyclical Mystici Corporis Christi of
Pope Pius XII. In that document, Pope Pius XII clearly states,
"the mystical Body of Christ... is the Catholic Church."
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pi...hristi_en.html