Does 'As for the divisive issue of whether the Mass is a sacrifice for the remission of sins, the statement affirms that Christ's death upon the cross ...' logically set the stage for the hypothesis 'The matter of whether or not the Mass is a sacrifice for the remission of sins is controversial.'
As for the divisive issue of whether the Mass is a sacrifice for the remission of sins, the statement affirms that Christ's death upon the cross ...###The matter of whether or not the Mass is a sacrifice for the remission of sins is controversial.