Ecumenism stands for the principle or aim of uniting all Christian Churches. This was, and remains, the intention behind Christ’s prayer during the Last Supper with His apostles’ keen ear: “Heavenly Father, that they all may be One.” He was referring to His believers and their human foibles and obstacles towards unity, between Christian fellows and brothers.
Unity did not, and does not, necessarily mean uniformity. Church and monastic rites and practices could be different in Eastern and in Western... Читать дальше...