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904 "Christ . . . fulfills this prophetic office, not only by the hierarchy . . . but also by the laity. He accordingly both establishes them as witnesses and provides them with the sense of the faith [sensus fidei] and the grace of the word" ⁴³⁸

To teach in order to lead others to faith is the task of every preacher and of each believer. ⁴³⁹

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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

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SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

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CHAPTER THREE: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

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ARTICLE 9: "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH"

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Paragraph 4. Christ's Faithful - Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life

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II. THE LAY FAITHFUL

Notes for the above paragraph:

438 LG 35.

439 St. Thomas Aquinas, STh. III, 71, 4 ad 3.

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