The pattern appears to be a matter of drawing closer based upon those things the Churches hold in agreement and draw the line of separation based upon those elements where no agreement is possible.
I, for one, believe this is how the Roman Catholic/Orthodox Christian talks about reunification will eventually conclude.
Drawing closer, FL, is not the same as re-union. I feel “drawn closer” to our Catholic brethren with Pope benedict XVI at the helm, but I don’t feel reunited with them.