No, it was Martin Luther, John Calvin and the Protestant Reformation that sowed discord among Christians, a discord that exists even among Protestants. What the author and other Catholic apologists are attempting is ending the discord and restoring the unity that Jesus prayed for.
So true.
There are some 30,000 different Protestant denominations. Now if THAT isn't "discord" I would like to know what is.
Ephesians teaches us that the basis for unity is TRUTH.
As long as Rome is apostate, which it has been from the beginning, there will be no unity with true Christians. You will have your unity with the Muslims, with the Jews, and eventually with the Protestants ...
but there will never be unity with the true church of Jesus Christ.
the rcc is hardly blameless regarding sowing discord among christians.
wanting bibles that people could read in their own languages brought anathemas and death. wanting services that people’could understand in their own language, ditto. wanting reforms that would get away from unbiblical sinful practices and the overwhelming legalism that the lay man couldn’t rebuke b/c they didn’t know latin and couldn’t defend themself with God’s Word b/c it was deliberately kept from them, ditto.
the rcc kept the laity uneducated and in the dark and totally dependent on them, on purpose. God’s Word is for everyone not just clergy. the laity were slaves. can’t teach them latin. can’t let’themhave bibles they can read’in their language. can’t have a service they could actually understand in their own tongue. gotta keep the peasants down under our thumbs. under our crushing legalism.