Sentences with phrase «ecclesial elements»

Non-Roman Catholic communities may possess some authentic ecclesial elements and be able to make fruitful use of them as channels of grace.»

The elements of sanctification and truth to be found outside the boundaries of the Catholic Church are ecclesial elements.

Can there be ecclesial elements without ecclesia?

Not exact matches

If these elements are accepted and enacted by the nine COCU denominations, their separate institutional existence will not thereby be ended, but the fashioning and functioning of the joints and ligaments of a united ecclesial body will begin.

Thus, Balthasar's work fails to adhere to an essential element of Catholic ecclesial theology and its standard of truth.