A little hopeful nod about the Reformation then and now<\/a>. \u00a0Count me as one who thinks bringing unity back to the Church should be a major goal for\u00a0all believers. \u00a0I stop short of saying anything that brings unity is good because, let\u2019s face it, some attempts to bring unity could be quite bad. \u00a0But a step toward unity, however small, can still be hoped for. \u00a0One of the greatest stains on the Christian witness has been the manifold layers of division that have occurred over the centuries. \u00a0I don\u2019t begrudge my time as a former Protestant, and still see much good that the Protestant traditions bring to the table. \u00a0I\u2019ve also learned the richness and goodness of the Orthodox side of the divisions. \u00a0My only prayer is that eventually all churches come together to that same unity that Christ so desired.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A little hopeful nod about the Reformation then and now. \u00a0Count me as one who thinks bringing unity back to the Church should be a major goal for\u00a0all believers. \u00a0I stop short of saying anything that brings unity is good because, let\u2019s face it, some attempts to bring unity could be quite bad. \u00a0But a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,44,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-catholic","category-christianity-in-the-world","category-good-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
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