That being said, for what it's worth, I believe we are in a time when Christians, Jews and just plain Americans of all stripes need to put aside our differences--both small and large, real and imagined, past and present--and circle the wagons. As everyone here knows, we're facing a determined, intelligent, patient and utterly ruthless enemy coming from the middle east.
Here in America, we're so overloaded with our many distractions, and we get so readily into pissing contests with one another at the drop of a hat, we're in danger of overlooking the real thing.
Let's not. Let's focus on getting our large, clumsy and often corrupt government to perform its most central responsibility: to protect us from these unorthodox, guerilla dangers. And the first step is for we citizens to identify the real enemies.
If we start doing it, even the democrats may take the hint and join in.
OK, lost my head there. But that only means it's even more important for us to do the job.
A universal united Church was Jesus' command and his burning desire (that they may be one), and the obvious manifestation of that command and idea is the Catholic Church with a pope who, doctrinally, is the earthly pastor of ALL true Christians.
To be truly Catholic, one must willingly submit to a pastor.
...doctrinally and ideally the pastor of all...
I meant to express the ideal that the Church aims to be.