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The Church is One

The Church is One. Unity. There is One Church. One God One Spirit One Lord One Faith One Baptism One Body. Source of Unity. Trinity Jesus Christ One founder, whose one action brought reconciliation with the Father God the Father Reconciled with humanity through Jesus’ sacrifice

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The Church is One

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  1. The Church is One Unity

  2. There is One Church • One God • One Spirit • One Lord • One Faith • One Baptism • One Body

  3. Source of Unity • Trinity • Jesus Christ • One founder, whose one action brought reconciliation with the Father • God the Father • Reconciled with humanity through Jesus’ sacrifice • Holy Spirit • Promised by Jesus; Dwells within each one of us thereby uniting us as one

  4. Diversity • Different gifts • Different services • Different workings • Different cultures • This diversity brings us into communion with each other when we work together as one. One worship, same essentials, diverse music, artwork or cultural additions

  5. Bonds of Unity • Faith • Statements of belief • Apostles’ Creed • Nicene Creed • Worship • Mass • Baptism • Eucharist • Apostolic Succession • Recognizing the authority of the same Church leaders • Pope (Petrine Succession) • Bishops

  6. Wounds to Unity • From within sin threatens the Church’s unity • Our weakness to sin leads us to be influenced by society’s mores rather than Christ’s teachings • From without, attacks on the unity of the Church • Heresy • Conscious and deliberate rejection of a dogma of the Church • Schisms • Break with the Church over the authority of the Pope • Different teaching on the Holy Spirit • Protestant Reformation • Conflicts within the Church that led certain persons to begin their own ecclesial communities

  7. A Wounded Church • Catholics and other Christians • Only the Roman Catholic Church has kept the structure of leadership that Jesus established • Eastern Orthodox Church • Maintain apostolic succession but, they do not recognize the primacy of the Pope • Celebrate the same sacraments including Eucharist and Holy Orders • Protestant Churches (ecclesial communities) • Do not maintain apostolic succession • Do not have the fullness of the sacraments

  8. Christ Apostles Roman Catholic Church Schism Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Protestant Reformation Ecclesial communities Roman Catholic Church Ecclesial communities Eastern Orthodox Church

  9. Ecumenism • An effort by Christians from different churches and ecclesial communities to be more open to one another and to restore unity among all Christians • Goals • To achieve better mutual understanding • To cooperate in various fields • Assisting the poor • Translating the Bible

  10. Movement toward Unity • Grow in holiness through a constant renewal of the Church • Conversion of the heart • Pray for unity • Gain a deeper knowledge of each other and our traditions • Ecumenical dialogue for the leaders of the Church and for theologians • Collaboration between Catholics and other Christians in service to all humanity

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