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St. Cyprian, third-century bishop of Carthage, developed a theory of church unity almost universally accepted up to the European Reformation: to be a member of the Body of Christ you needed to be in communion with a priest who was in communion with a bishop who in turn was in communion with all other bishops in the world. But, how could you discern who was a legitimate bishop? And, on what kind...

are linked and joined together in him in whom they have believed. 2 The resulting bond from this linking and joining of water and wine is so composed in the chalice of the Lord that it is not able to be separated from is constitutive elements. In consequence, nothing can pull apart the Church, that is to say the people assembled, and faithfully and firmly established, as the foundation of the Church. The love of each individual part of that foundation cleaves always to Christ and remains in him.
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