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In s and innately holy. While there is general agreement on the meaning of ''holy'', there is less agreement on the definition of the ''one'' Church, and the meanings of ''catholic'' and ''apostolic'' continue to be debated. CONFLICTING BOUNDARIES AND DEFINITIONS The Roman Catholic Church , comprising both the Western and the Eastern Rites (understood as a collection of Particular Churches ), claims to be the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. The Eastern Orthodox Church , comprising about 16 mutually recognizing Autocephalous hierarchical churches, similarly claims to be the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. This disagreement has persisted since the Great Schism of 1054. Before that schism, the two were visibly united and claimed the title jointly (and were not known as ''Roman'' or ''Eastern''). |
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