CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
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The kingdom of heaven was inaugurated on earth by Christ. "This kingdom shone out before men in the word, in the works and in the presence of Christ" (
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5). The Church is the seed and beginning of this kingdom. Its keys are entrusted to Peter.
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