Early Views of the Church (3): The Unity of the Church

We had concluded our preceding article by calling attention to Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, and noted that he, too, declared that there could be no salvation for anyone except in the Church. We had concluded our preceding article by calling attention to Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, and noted that he, too, declared that there could be no salvation for anyone except in the Church. We will have an opportunity to refer to him again in connection with the rise to power of the bishops and the...