CCC 869

Profession of FaithSECTION TWO I. THE CREEDSCHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRITParagraph 3. THE CHURCH IS ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, AND APOSTOLIC
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The Church is apostolic. She is built on a lasting foundation: "the twelve apostles of the Lamb" ( Rev 21:14). She is indestructible (cf Mt 16:18). She is upheld infallibly in the truth: Christ governs her through Peter and the other apostles, who are present in their successors, the Pope and the college of bishops.
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