{"id":195752,"date":"2026-03-25T14:28:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=195752&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=195752"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:29:00","slug":"the-hierarchy-of-the-church-is-a-reality-born-of-the-charity-of-christ-pope-leos-words-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-hierarchy-of-the-church-is-a-reality-born-of-the-charity-of-christ-pope-leos-words-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The hierarchy of the Church is a reality \u201cborn of the charity of Christ.\u201d: Pope Leo\u2019s Words Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"195752\" class=\"elementor elementor-195752\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03b2ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f03b2ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e79f76b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e79f76b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ZKRKU\" data-testid=\"post-renderer-component\">\n<div class=\"fV3Jt\">\n<div class=\"GOJZx\">\n<div class=\"agPPc U4hHe hWX7X fs-mask\">\n<p><strong>The hierarchy of the Church is a reality \u201cborn of the charity of Christ.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s Wednesday audience, Pope Leo XIV continues his catechesis on the Second Vatican Council and \u2018Lumen gentium,\u2019 reflecting on the hierarchical dimension of the Church.<\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Church is founded on the Apostles, and possesses a hierarchical structure in service of the unity, mission, and sanctification of all her members.<\/p>\n<p>This hierarchical structure is not a human construct, but a divine institution, received from God the Father through the Son and brought to fulfillment by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. 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