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- 3. Encyclical. For the modern Roman Catholic Church, an encyclical is an open or circular letter concerning Catholic doctrine sent by the Pope and addressed to bishops, patriarchs, and archbishops who are in communion with the Holy See.
- 4. A movement promoting unity among Christian churches or denominations, through greater cooperation and improved understanding.
- 5. That quality of the Catholic Church by which she is derived from the Apostles. There is an apostolicity of origin, since the Church was first organised by the apostles chosen by Christ; of teaching because what the Church teaches now is essentially what was taught by the Apostles; and of succession in office, since there has been an unbroken historical transmission of episcopal powers, through ordination, from the Apostles to all the bishops in communion with the Bishop of Rome today.
- 6. The church is the whole body of Christians who follow Jesus in the way they live, worship and express their faith.
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- 1. Of or relating to any of the faiths traditionally held to descend from the biblical patriarch Abraham - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
- 2. Exhortation An apostolic exhortation is a type of communication from the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. It encourages a community of people to undertake a particular activity, but it does not define Church teachings.