[caldera599]

And that’s why our Holy Father is awesome

[NYer]

Pope Benedict then touched on the lack of unity in the Christian community, which he said “hinders the effective announcement of the Gospel and endangers our credibility.” Evangelizing formerly Christian countries and spreading the Gospel to new places will be “more fruitful if all Christians together announce the truth of the Gospel and Jesus Christ, and give a joint response to the spiritual thirst of our times,” he explained.

IOW - United, we stand; divided, we fall.

[editor-surveyor]

Will the pope be buying a Bible now?

[Above My Pay Grade]

I agree, conversion is required to unite Christianity.

So when will Joseph Ratzinger be converting to real Christianity?

[JesusIsLord]

Religious pride is a stench in God's nose. When Jesus was on earth, the only group that He harshly rebuked were those blinded by their religious pride. I will place my faith in God's Word before any tradition of men. A church, any church, does not have the authority to save anyone. God is no respecter of persons. The authority the believer has in Christ is not subject to a title or denomination. It's subject to Christ the hope of glory working in the believer. With all respect to the Pope and my Catholic friends, to say we will achieve unity when all Christians become members of the R.C. Church is ridiculous on its face. It's like saying a marriage certificate makes a good marriage. In both cases, unity in Christ or a good marriage, the HEART is the heart of the matter. The fact remains that much of Roman Catholic doctrine is repugnant to non-Catholics - and vice-versa. Name calling from either side of the fence is counter-productive. Thank goodness the Roman Catholic and Protestant churches no longer have the authority to burn their perceived enemies.

"Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them? But he turned and rebuked them." Luke 9:54-55

[Boogieman]

‘added that “the unity we strive for cannot result merely from our own efforts.” Rather, “it is a gift we receive and must constantly invoke from on high.”’

If he’s saying it would take a miracle to reunite Christians, then I think he is right.

[narses]

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[Manic_Episode]

1 John 5:10-12

10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning his Son.

11 And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

12 He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.

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So according to his popeness having the Son is not enough, but one must also be catholic???

Okaaaayyy then.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“The mandate for the week of prayer, the Pope underscored, comes from the wish of Christ himself at the Last Supper “that they may all be one.””

We become one in Yeshua, my Lord and my Savior, Jesus, the Christ. We do not become one through edicts from theologians. It is our faith and belief and confession in Jesus, God’s Son, alone that saves. It is not related to any church edicts.

All religion is man-made. That includes all church denominations that call themselves ‘Christian’. Jesus did not come to start a religion. Jesus came to bring us to God the Father, that we might commune, have fellowship, be companions with Him. He died, that we might live. Each of us who accept His sacrifice for ourselves personally, become united in him, as one...His bride, the eclessia. It is not about churches uniting, it is not what we do collectively in any ecumenical manner, it is what we each do individually regarding Him.

[the lastbestlady]

I was born a Catholic. My husband is a Protestant...when he had a heart attack...and blew a hole in his heart...the surgery lasted forever. My Mom talked to me...It was on the Feast day of St Jude Patron St. of desperate causes. St Jude got it done.

[count-your-change]

A basin of water to wash his hands would be more fitting than calls for kissing the papal ring in submission.