Pope Benedict XVI recently stated that "Other Christian communities are either defective or not the true churches ... our church is a falsehood. To be ignorant of that history is one thing ...

Consequently, although there is only one Church which “subsists” in one unique historical subject there are true ecclesial realities which exist beyond its visible boundaries. While many ...

The visible Church, which is also catholic or universal under the Gospel (not confined to one nation, as before under the law), consists of all those throughout the world that profess the true ...