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Who cares about any Church, but as an instrument of Christian good?
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The question treats a Church’s value as practical rather than institutional. Its importance lies in whether it serves “Christian good,” not in the Church as an organization by itself. In other words, religious institutions matter here because of the good they are meant to accomplish.
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