The answer
There are four main characteristics of the Church, which are repeated in the Creed:
One:
(Rom. 12:5). Her Christ is one, and the faithful are one body, having a common Faith, communion in the same Mysteries, and are subject to One Head, Who is Christ, to Him be glory.
Holy:
(Eph. 5:25-27). Her Founder is Christ, Who is the Holy of Holies. Her members are called to be holy, and She separtes from Her choirs the guileful and the heretic, like Arius, Macedonius, and others.
Catholic:
(Matt. 13:47, 48). She gathers many nations, be they from the Old Covenant, or the New; from the Sojourning Church (on earth), or the Dominant Church (in heaven).
Apostolic:
(Eph. 2:20). Her Faith is built upon the foundation of the Apostle’s Faith and teachings, which were received from the Master Christ Himself, to Him be glory.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 138–139.
The pages in the book (138–139)
