I
1. By the term “The Church” I mean the Catholic Church; and by the
Catholic Church I mean that visible society real, one, and clearly
present before the world to-day, which is in communion with the
Apostolic See of Rome, and accepts not only the supremacy of that
see but also the Infallibility of its occupant when, as shepherd and
teacher of all Christians, and speaking in that capacity, he defines a
matter in faith or morals.