1.7. How can we recognize the true Church today?
The true Catholic Church is recognized not by outward popularity or buildings, but by her unchanging doctrine, valid sacraments, apostolic succession, and the four marks: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic.
In this time of apostasy, the true Church is preserved in the remnant of faithful Catholics who adhere to the traditional faith, assist at valid Masses offered by truly ordained priests, and reject the Vatican II errors. As St. Athanasius said during the Arian crisis:
“They have the churches, we have the faith.”