The ecclesial communities which have not preserved the valid Episcopat…

Pope Benedict XVI
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The ecclesial communities which have not preserved the valid Episcopate and the genuine and integral substance of the Eucharistic mystery, are not Churches in the proper sense; however, those who are baptized in these communities are, by Baptism, incorporated in Christ and thus are in a certain communion, albeit imperfect, with the Church. ✨ Dominus Iesus. 2000.
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