On the Dogma of the Church

"Upon this rock I shall build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." (Matt. 16:18). The question of the identity of the Church, its membership, hierarchy, and mysteries, is of paramount importance today and also the primary stumbling block within heterodoxy and the ecumenical movement. As such, it is essential that the diachronic, catholic, patristic consensus be presented. On the Dogma of the Church: An Historical Overview of the Sources of Ecclesiology, the Holy Hierom