Why do we as Catholics believe that Christ Uniquely established Our Church?

We believe that Jesus began a Church (Mt 16:18-19), which is a concrete and visible institution able to be traced in an unbroken line down through the centuries. For Catholics, oneness and Christian unity are though of primarily in organizational and practical terms.

We hold that the church is both in living organism and organization. The central role of the Roman Church in Historic Christianity is seen in the Church's unique and decisive function in upholding Christian Orthodoxy (correct doctrine) throughout the ages, and in the people's leadership in encumenical councils (such as the Council of Trent and the Second Vatican Council). Catholic believe in an episcopal church government, which means that bishops are responsible for guiding the church in their particular geographical areas. Furthermore, Catholics maintain that this form of government was instituted by God, as indicated in the Bible.

Jesus's description of Christians and the Church as a city set on a hill (mt 5:14-16) is an obvious reference to the visibility of the Church. The Church is not invisible. It was intended by God to be readily identifiable.