Desert Rat

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

I think the Roman Catholics and the Protestants are both right in their positions on church unity. It's an issue we have to have double vision on. On one hand, unity isn't unity unless it is a fact; otherwise we are deluding ourselves and in denal. I think the Catholics work harder to achieve it since they think it must be tangible to be actual. But Protestants are right in thinking that we are unified in the Spirit and through Christ.
But aren't we supposed to worship in Spirit and Truth! Not one at the expense of the other. Right now, I think there is too much at stake- autonomy that the head honchos of churches fear they will lose if there is unification. But all this spliting has to stop somewhere doesn't it? And like King Solomon deduced, isn't the real caring Christian, like the real mom in the story, the one who is willing to keep the church intact, rather than divide it?