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Which do you think is more important, conformity or the interaction between us as we work together to figure it out?

Depends. Conformity in the areas of settled doctrine and dogma. Interaction and working together (in cooperation with the Magisterium of the Church) in areas of unfolding revelation. It's very difficult to call all people to the Truth while acknowledging that no one can agree on what that Truth is. There have to common areas of settled doctrine. Thankfully, we have that with our Protestant brethren on about 95% of doctrine. Where we are not in conformity, we are called to lovingly reprove for the strength of the Church.

We were meant to be one Bride and I pray we will be again soon.

Depends. Conformity in the areas of settled doctrine and dogma. Interaction and working together (in cooperation with the Magisterium of the Church) in areas of unfolding revelation. It's very difficult to call all people to the Truth while acknowledging that no one can agree on what that Truth is.

Depends? Dotting all of the "i's" & crossing all of the "t's" can sometimes more important than the way we feel about each other? Are we little more than salesmen, trying to make sure we have a worthy product for the market? What if our "product" is more like an invitation to join us in love, to work together with us in trying figuring it all out?

36 Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. 38 This is the greatest and the first commandment. 39 And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 40 On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

There have to common areas of settled doctrine. Thankfully, we have that with our Protestant brethren on about 95% of doctrine. Where we are not in conformity, we are called to lovingly reprove for the strength of the Church.

Think it's possible that process & product can be one & the same in any way?

We were meant to be one Bride and I pray we will be again soon.

Funny, that statement is within that 5% territory...

Well, dear one, we will be but we won’t all be catholics. A time is coming, sooner than we may think, when all these differences between us won’t matter one bit. We are heading for some real problems in America and as people of faith, WE have to lead by example, to show Christ’s love and our peace to those who have neither. I pray we’re all up to it. Mxxx