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Sometimes the church is spoken about in terms of the "invisible church" and the "visible church". The invisible church basically means the community or collection of true believers in Jesus regardless of denominational affiliation. The term visible church is used to refer to the physical countable members or leaders that make up a church or group of churches.
Many Protestant churches, especially those with [[Baptist]] leanings in theology, tend to emphasize the invisible church, whereas the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches have often emphasized view this as something quite distinct from the visible church. For example, according to The Roman Catholic doctrineChurch, on the other hand, teaches that the invisible church and the visible church are both identified in the Roman Catholic Churchvery closely connected, but it although there is also noted recognition that some elements of the invisible church are can be present outside the visible (i.e. Roman Catholic) church.<ref>[[Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith]]: [http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20070629_responsa-quaestiones_en.html Responses to Some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine of the Church], 2007, second and third question.</ref>
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