The Latent or Late in Church

Perhaps you recall that in catechism you learned about the three classifications or names of the church–triumphant, militant, and latent? We shall not enter into a discussion concerning these three but rather pause for just a moment at the last one. It, of course, is the name given to the church which is yet to be born, hence, it is called latent–dormant, inert. Or, to put it another way, it is the church which has not yet arrived. Or, to put it another way, it is the church which has not yet...