Unification

[Paidiske]

How many times in Scripture is it written the Ekklesia were all of one mind and one spirit ? (with each other and in Jesus)
(like in ACTS)
They lived daily (as written) "in union" with one another and with Jesus and the Father.
Not seen too often since then. Often not seen at all by some or most people.

Why not do as they do/did, as written ?

Great in theory. Got a plan for how to achieve that, in practice?

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

Short of one side giving up it's claims and accepting the other (essentially becoming the other) there doesn't seem to be any real answer to this question which is objective. Presumably Orthodox would retain the liturgy if they agreed with Rome and vice versa since there shouldn't be a problem with retaining respective liturgies as the same sort of thing existed before the schism (though it was a point of contention).

One side has to give up it's pretensions which would then allow reconciliation with the other. Neither side will though.

 

[tz620q]

Short of one side giving up it's claims and accepting the other (essentially becoming the other) there doesn't seem to be any real answer to this question which is objective. Presumably Orthodox would retain the liturgy if they agreed with Rome and vice versa since there shouldn't be a problem with retaining respective liturgies as the same sort of thing existed before the schism (though it was a point of contention).

One side has to give up it's pretensions which would then allow reconciliation with the other. Neither side will though.

Who could call a council now? Without that in place, how would a unified church function?

 

[Nick Moser]

Unification: Updated