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"... I will build My church..." (Mt 16:18) (Not Churches)
Jesus prayed that His followers would be ONE.
"that they may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us..." (John 17:21)
St. Paul emphasizes that all followers of Jesus Christ should be ONE.
"Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgement." (1 Cor 1:10)
"Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." (Eph 4:3-6)
Please pray the all followers of Jesus Christ be ONE.
That was His Prayer to the Father.
The history of the Catholic Church shows how heroic people are in their love of God and their saintliness. It also shows how weak people are in their love of self and their sinfulness. Towering above all the saints, divisions and weaknesses are God's love, God's mercy and God's forgiveness.
As we stand on the threshold of the third millennium we are challenged by Jesus' call down through the centuries. Love one another. Forgive one another. Be merciful to one another.
As Catholics, we must acknowledge our sins, and how we have failed God, injured ourselves, our brothers and sisters in Christ and non-Christians and ask their forgiveness. We must also forgive those who have sinned against us.
We must seek unity based on Divine Mercy, Divine Love, and Divine Forgiveness, and Revealed Truth.
