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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...

These are those whom the Lord reproaches and rebukes in his gospel, saying: “You have rejected the commandments of God so that you might establish your own tradition” (Mk 7:9). Their indictment is worse than that to which the fallen lapsed are seen to have pleaded guilty. They are entreating God in order to make full amends in response to their guilty plea in the face of their indictment.25 In their case the Church is sought and petitioned, but with the schismatics it is repudiated. The fallen were
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