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This sending was first effected with the apostles, thus apostolicity is not only the divine mission; it is also unity of the Church with the apostles who were sent out by [[Jesus Christ]]. Thus, there is an [[apostolic succession]] by which the pastors of the Church are able to trace their orders back to the infant Church founded by Jesus Christ in the first century.
==External links==
*[[w:Four Marks of the Church|Four Marks of the Church]] at Wikipedia.
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