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Both lungs concept

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The 2000 declaration ''[[Dominus Iesus]]'' by the [[Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith|Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith]] reaffirmed that "there exists a single Church of Christ, which subsists in the Catholic Church, governed by the Successor of Peter and by the Bishops in communion with him" and that "the Christian faithful are therefore not permitted to imagine that the Church of Christ is nothing more than a collection - divided, yet in some way one - of Churches and ecclesial communities".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominus Iesus |url=https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000806_dominus-iesus_en.html |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=www.vatican.va |quote=Therefore, there exists a single Church of Christ, which subsists in the Catholic Church, governed by the Successor of Peter and by the Bishops in communion with him. [...] The Christian faithful are therefore not permitted to imagine that the Church of Christ is nothing more than a collection - divided, yet in some way one - of Churches and ecclesial communities}}</ref>
The 2000 declaration ''[[Dominus Iesus]]'' by the [[Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith|Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith]] reaffirmed that "there exists a single Church of Christ, which subsists in the Catholic Church, governed by the Successor of Peter and by the Bishops in communion with him" and that "the Christian faithful are therefore not permitted to imagine that the Church of Christ is nothing more than a collection - divided, yet in some way one - of Churches and ecclesial communities".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominus Iesus |url=https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000806_dominus-iesus_en.html |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=www.vatican.va |quote=Therefore, there exists a single Church of Christ, which subsists in the Catholic Church, governed by the Successor of Peter and by the Bishops in communion with him. [...] The Christian faithful are therefore not permitted to imagine that the Church of Christ is nothing more than a collection - divided, yet in some way one - of Churches and ecclesial communities}}</ref>


==== Both lungs concept ====
==== Two lungs concept ====
[[Pope Benedict XVI]] and [[Pope John Paul II]] used the "two lungs" concept to relate the [[Latin Church]] with the [[Eastern Catholic Churches]].<ref>[http://www.osservatoreromano.va/en/news/europe-breathes-with-both-lungs Modern culture runs risk of amnesia], from a speech given May 20th, 2010</ref>
[[Pope Benedict XVI]] and [[Pope John Paul II]] used the "two lungs" concept to relate the [[Latin Church]] with the [[Eastern Catholic Churches]].<ref>[http://www.osservatoreromano.va/en/news/europe-breathes-with-both-lungs Modern culture runs risk of amnesia], from a speech given May 20th, 2010</ref>


===Eastern Orthodox===
===Eastern Orthodox===
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