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¶ 771

"The one mediator, Christ, Established and ever sustains here on earth his holy Church, the Community of Faith, Hope, and Charity, as a Visible organization through which he communicates Truth and Grace to all men." 184 The Church is at the same time: - a "Society structured with hierarchical organs and the mystical body of Christ; - the visible society and the spiritual commUnity; - the Earthly Church and the Church endowed with heavenly riches." 185 These dimensions together constitute "one complex Reality which Comes together from a human and a divine element": 186

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