The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"58 THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS.their Maker. They observed the Priest at the altar in his sacred vestments. They saw a multitudeof worshippers kneeling around them, and theyfelt in their heart of hearts that they were oncemore among brothers and sisters, with whom theyhad "oneLord, one faith, one baptism, one Godand Father of all."Everywhere a Catholic is at home. Secret societies, of whatever name, form but a weak and counterfeit bond of union, compared with the genuine fellowship created by Catholic faith, hope, and charity.The Koman Catholic Church, then, exclusivelymerits the title of Catholic, because her childrenabound in every part of the globe, and comprisethe vast majority of the Christian family.CHAPTER V.APOSTOLICITY.yPHE true Church must be Apostolical. HenceJL in the Creed framed in the first EcumenicalCouncil of Nicsea, in the year 325, we find thesewords : I believe in the One, Holy, Catholic, andApostolic Church."This attribute or note of theChurch implies thatthe true Church must always teach the identicaldoctrines once delivered by the Apostles, and thather ministers must derive their powers from theA.postles by an uninterrupted succession.