CCC 811

"This is the sole Church of Christ, which in the Creed we profess to be one, holy, catholic and apostolic."²⁵⁶ LG 8. These four characteristics, inseparably linked with each other,²⁵⁷ Cf. DS 2888DS — Denzinger–Schönmetzer (Enchiridion Symbolorum). indicate essential features of the Church and her mission. the Church does not possess them of herself; it is Christ who, through the Holy Spirit, makes his Church one, holy, catholic, and apostolic, and it is he who calls her to realize each of these qualities.