tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post688559560525813893..comments2023-06-01T04:31:28.520-05:00Comments on Liturgy & Catechesis Shall Kiss: Christian Unity: The Work of ALL Catholicsjdonliturgyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729552755992633453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-36086405198978573402012-10-02T12:12:25.094-05:002012-10-02T12:12:25.094-05:00Certainly, Kate. However, nothing prevents us from...Certainly, Kate. However, nothing prevents us from regarding non-Catholic Christians as already part of the family of Christ - and our expectation must not always simply be that they become Catholic or they are "not good enough". We can work toward and honor the unity and fellowship in Christ that already binds us more than it separates us. This is what our Popes have been doing ever since Vatican II... and we are much closer, through dialogues and agreements to reuniting with some denominations than most people may realize. <br /><br />A simple analogy would be if your father's brother has had a falling out with the family and no longer comes to Thanksgiving dinner. That makes him no less still a part of the family - and reaching out to speak to him may indeed bring him back. Even if it does not, it may heal some wounds. The reaching out is worth doing regardless of the end result.jdonliturgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729552755992633453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-22811963486954975942012-10-02T11:16:49.281-05:002012-10-02T11:16:49.281-05:00For the sake of brevity (Ha!) case for ecumenism a...For the sake of brevity (Ha!) case for ecumenism and recognition of fundamental unity is well taken. But the tension between that unity and the claims of the Catholic Church to hold the fullness of faith cannot be lost either. WElcome to the one who "swims the Tiber" is most appropriate - a tragic separation has been overcome. As in so many areas of our life as a church - the two aspects must be held in tension or an error occurs. katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069159469015736673noreply@blogger.com