As I've been spending a bit of time on various Protestant sites over the last while, I thought the following message from the Pope might be enlightening:
Related Links:
Pope says in praying for unity Christians identify cost of divisions ~ Catholic News Service
Full Text of Pope's Speech ~ Vatican
At the Last Supper Jesus prayed that his disciples would be one so that the world might believe, Pope Benedict said.The sad thing is, I've heard absolutely nothing about Christian Unity Week at all in the Parish I belong to. I wouldn't be surprised if very many Catholics are even aware of it. Just goes to show how out of touch we are here in NZ. Either that, or not much notice is taken of what goes on in the Vatican.
"That the world might believe -- today we strongly sense the realism of these words. The world suffers from the absence of God, from the inaccessibility of God. It wants to know the face of God. But how can it recognize the face of God in the face of Christ if we Christians are divided, if one teaches against another, if one stands against another?" the pope asked.
Related Links:
Pope says in praying for unity Christians identify cost of divisions ~ Catholic News Service
Full Text of Pope's Speech ~ Vatican