universal Church

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Christian concept ecclesiological concept theological concept

The universal Church refers to the whole body of Christian believers worldwide, understood especially in Catholic theology as the one, global Church under the leadership of the Pope.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	Occurrences
universal Catholic Church	4
worldwide Catholic Church	4
the Church	3
entire Catholic Church	2
Church universal	1
Universal Church	1
one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church	1
the universal Church	1
worldwide Roman Catholic Church	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian concept ⓘ ecclesiological concept ⓘ theological concept ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church (in Catholic theology) universal Church ⓘ surface form: Church universal universal Church ⓘ surface form: one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church
centralInTradition	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy Protestantism ⓘ
contrastedWith	denominationalism ⓘ
definedAs	the whole body of Christian believers worldwide ⓘ
describedInDocument	Lumen Gentium ⓘ surface form: Lumen gentium
distinguishedFrom	local church ⓘ particular church ⓘ
governedByInCatholicTheology	college of bishops with the Pope ⓘ
hasAttribute	apostolicity ⓘ catholicity (universality) ⓘ holiness ⓘ unity ⓘ
hasBiblicalBasis	Epistle to the Colossians ⓘ surface form: Colossians 1:18 Ephesians 4:4–6 ⓘ Matthew 16:18 ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
hasDimension	invisible ⓘ visible ⓘ
hasEschatologicalAspect	Heaven ⓘ surface form: Church in heaven communion of saints ⓘ pilgrim Church on earth ⓘ
hasHeadInCatholicTheology	Pope ⓘ surface form: Bishop of Rome
hasLanguageVariant	Latin: Ecclesia universalis ⓘ surface form: Latin: Ecclesia catholica Latin: Ecclesia universalis ⓘ
hasLeaderInCatholicTheology	Pope ⓘ
hasReligion	Christianity ⓘ
hasScope	global ⓘ transnational ⓘ
hasSpiritualHead	Jesus Christ ⓘ
includes	all baptized Christians (in many theological views) ⓘ dioceses ⓘ local churches ⓘ particular churches ⓘ
keyConceptIn	ecclesiology ⓘ
recognizedBy	Nicene Creed ⓘ surface form: Nicene Creed ("one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church")
relatedDoctrine	collegiality of bishops ⓘ communion ecclesiology ⓘ papal primacy ⓘ papal supremacy ⓘ
taughtBy	Second Vatican Council ⓘ
understoodAs	communion of all particular churches ⓘ mystical body of Christ ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spirit of Christ → activeIn → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Church

universal Church → alsoKnownAs → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church

universal Church → alsoKnownAs → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church universal

Sacred Congregation for Religious → appliesToJurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: worldwide Catholic Church

Sacrosanctum Concilium → authorityScope → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: universal Catholic Church

God and the State → criticizes → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Church

Unitatis Redintegratio → ecclesialAuthority → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: universal Catholic Church

motu proprio Dei Providentis → ecclesiasticalLevel → universal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Dei Providentis

Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences) → geographicalScope → universal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Enchiridion Indulgentiarum

Year of Faith → globalScope → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: worldwide Catholic Church

Section for Fundamental Questions of Evangelization in the World → hasJurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: universal Catholic Church

Mother of the Church → hasPatronageOver → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: the universal Church

Praedicate Evangelium → intendedAudience → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: entire Catholic Church

Regimini Ecclesiae universae → intendedAudience → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: entire Catholic Church

Pope → isPrincipalPastorOf → universal Church ⓘ

Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) → jurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: universal Catholic Church

Pontifical Biblical Commission → jurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: worldwide Catholic Church

Joseph → patronage → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Universal Church

Saint Joseph → patronage → universal Church ⓘ

Catechism of the Catholic Church → scope → universal Church ⓘ

General Roman Calendar → scope → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: worldwide Roman Catholic Church

Cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica → titleScope → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: worldwide Catholic Church

St. Augustine → wroteAbout → universal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Church