<P> As used by Saint Paul in the Pauline epistles it refers to the Christian Church as a group of believers . In Roman Catholic theology the use of the phrase `` mystical body '' distinguishes the mystical body of Christ , the Church , from the physical body of Christ , and from a `` moral body '' such as any club with a common purpose . </P>
<P> As used by Saint Paul in the Pauline epistles it refers to the Christian Church as a group of believers . In Roman Catholic theology the use of the phrase `` mystical body '' distinguishes the mystical body of Christ , the Church , from the physical body of Christ , and from a `` moral body '' such as any club with a common purpose . </P>
who referred to the church as the mystical body of christ
who referred to the church as the mystical body of christ
Saint Paul
Saint Paul