@Escoffier @James_Dixon @Sulla_Felix @somemightsay There are at least four things one should find in a living Church:
- the True Faith;
- Apostolic Succession;
- History of Saints and Holiness, and;
- Lives currently being transformed by the Gospel.
I don’t know for absolute certain that this is an exhaustive list, but it’s something Trad Christians are all apparently on the same page about.