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83 claims in this doctrine
Ecclesiology
Icons and sacred images are legitimate aids to Christian worship
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Ecclesiology
Excommunication is a valid and serious ecclesial penalty
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Ecclesiology
The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father, not after the manner of the Son, but by procession
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Ecclesiology
Schism from the Catholic Church is a grave sin even if the schismatic group holds correct doctrine
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Ecclesiology
Heresy — departing from the episcopal Church — invalidates a community’s claim to apostolic faith
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Ecclesiology
The Logos existed eternally before the Incarnation as the Son of God
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Ecclesiology
The divine and human wills in Christ are distinct but always in harmony
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Ecclesiology
Anthony sold his possessions, entrusted himself to ascetic discipline, and practised solitary life devoted to Scripture
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Ecclesiology
The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and is equally God
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Ecclesiology
Christ has two complete natures, divine and human, united in one person without confusion
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Patristic Texts Addressing Ecclesiology

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c. AD 96 Intermediate
Clement of Rome
The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
The earliest post-apostolic document asserting Roman pastoral authority — c. AD 96. 12 key chapters with annotations.
54 chapters on Ecclesiology
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c. AD 107 Intermediate
Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch — Letter to the Smyrnaeans
Contains the first use of Catholic Church in Christian literature, the clearest early statement on the Real Presence, and the most concentrated early treatment of episcopal authority — written en route to martyrdom, c. AD 107.
10 chapters on Ecclesiology
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c. AD 350 Intermediate
Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem — Mystagogical Catecheses
Five post-baptismal lectures delivered at the Holy Sepulchre c. AD 350 — the most systematic early treatment of the sacraments, including the clearest patristic account of Real Presence and the Epiclesis.
0 chapters on Ecclesiology
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c. AD 50–120 Introductory
Anonymous (Apostolic)
The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)
The oldest surviving Christian catechism outside the New Testament — containing the earliest extra-biblical instructions for Baptism, the Eucharist, fasting, and church order. c. AD 50–120.
6 chapters on Ecclesiology
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