July, August and September 2013 Volume 24; Edition 3 The ARK, A Publication of the American Association of Interchurch Families International Standard Serial Number: ISSN 1943-6467 (print) THE ARK ISSN 2160-682X (online) s e mili 13 A Publication of the American Association 0 a 2 of Interchurch Families F r h e c b r m u AAIF IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, h e rc pt REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA e e t S n of I nd Earlier editions of the ARK may be found at n a http://www.interchurchfamilies.org/ o st ti u Select “Other Publications” ~ Then scroll down to find the ARK a g ci u Interchurch Families: o A s s y, Christian Unity Made Visible in our Households A ul n J a c eri The ARK© m Copyright 2013 A e AAIF of th all rights reserved n atio Interchurch blic Families 3 u P n “Listen with the o , a diti ear of your heart” KE R; 4 A2 e e m Pope Francis Meets Ecumenical and Interfaith leaders hu ol TV L’Osservatore Romano, on March 20, 2013, reported that “during a meeting that day Pope Francis had emphasized the importance of the promotion of friendship and respect between men and women of different religious traditions. Pope Francis met with ecumenical and interfaith leaders who had attended his inauguration Mass.” From the beginning, Pope Francis initiated interchurch and interfaith, cross cultural dialogues. (photos © L’Osservatore Romano) 1 The Nature of Tolerance Seems to Rely on Wisdom Contents Pages 1 & 3..............Pope Francis Meets Ecumenical and Interfaith Leaders Page 2..................... Contents and AAIF Contact Information Pages 3 & 4............. “What’s in a Name” by John Lepper, a Coordinator for the Kentucky Baptist Pages 4 & 5........... WCC General Secretary Congratulates New Pope with Implications for Interchurch Families Page 6 ............ Ecumenical Corner by Father Ernest Falardeau, SSS - The Ecumenical Movement, Seeking and Finding Christian Unity, and the Role for Interchurch Families is explored 50 years after Vatican II Page 7 ............ Is not the full realization of the decisions of Vatican II the real Vatican III for right now? Implications of a presentation made by Cardinal Godfried Danneels at Southwark Cathedral (with a link) s Page 8 ................... “The Promise” and The New Ecumenical Directory - Questions related to the e mili 13 promise arise regularly for interchurch couples, and especially for their extended a 0 families. (Link to IFIR) 2 F r Pages 9 - 12 .......... Excerpts from DIRECTORY FOR THE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES AND h e c b NORMS ON ECUMENISM for Interchurch Families: Implications found in r m u h e Vatican II Documents for Interchurch Families c t er ep Pages 13 - 15 ......... LETTER DOMINICAE CENAE OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II t S n TO ALL THE BISHOPS OF THE CHURCH ON THE MYSTERY AND I d of n WORSHIP OF THE EUCHARIST with implications for Interchurch Families a on st Page 16 ................... “A Mystery” a reflection by The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston, Choctaw ati gu Page 17................... “No Exceptions” - Implications for Interchurch Families ci u Page 17................... Humility and Christian Unity ~ Bishop Crispian Hollis (with link) o A s s y, Page 18 ................. A Report from: The Interchurch Families International Network Theological n A Jul Working Group: Study on Interchurch Families as Domestic Churches ca Interchurch Families live a life that is exceptional. (with a link to the original eri report) m Pages 19 - 25.......... Tolerance and Wisdom with a conclusion made by the Elijah Interfaith Institute A e Pages 25 & 26 ........ Ten Lessons the Arts Teach By Elliot Eisner with Implications for Interchurch h n of t P a g e 2 6 . . . . . . . . TFhaem Silipeisritual Life, Living Between Mountains of Truth; Reflections by The Rt. o Rev. Steven Charleston, Choctaw ati Pages 26 & 27 ......... Bible Verses About Creativity and Spirituality with Implications for Interchurch c bli Families 3 u Pages 27 - 29............“What If the Kids Don't Want Our Church?” by Derel Penwell with Implications P n , a ditio P a g e s 3 0 - 3 5 . . . . . . . Rfoer- fIinntdeirncgh uOrcuhr GFaomd ialineds Our Religious Heritage - Faith for the 21st Century with KE R; book reviews and implications for interchurch families 4 A2 Pages 35 - 37......... The Nature of What it Means to be a Christian living in a Multi-Cultural World e e m with Implications for Interchurch Families and those who are seeking Christian holu Unity by M.J. Glauber. TV Page 38 ................... Many Thanks AAIF Contacts: AAIF 2013 OFFICERS: CO-CHAIR = Libbye & Guy Montgomery [email protected] VICE CO-CHAIR = Lynne & Doug Wragge [email protected] SECRETARY = Diane & Lamar Burton [email protected] TREASURER = Elaine & Clint Hall [email protected] The current term of office will be from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014, at which time another election will be held. Please contact any of the above mentioned officers if you would like to have information about how to become more actively 2 involved with AAIF. Pope Francis meets Ecumenical and Interfaith Leaders - March 2013 ( continued from page one) It should be noted that this meeting was preceded by private encounters with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, and the Metropolitan Hilarion, the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations for the Patriarchate of Moscow. Implications for Interchurch Families: Dialogue across historic barriers is very important because it can lead to cooperation and toward finding solutions to problems for which the solutions have previously seemed impossible to resolve in mutually acceptable ways. This kind of interchurch or interfaith dialogue, especially one that is based on a mutual respect, provides a sense of hope for Interchurch Families for how we may encounter far more supportive communities in the future. As interchurch families, we live a unity in our daily lives that may elude others. The gift of being in an interchurch marriage/family may not yet be adequately recognized as the gift it is and could be for our own parishes. Yet this is the unity for which Christ prayed. “Listening with the ear of our heart” is a rule that we live by naturally in interchurch familiy homes. ~ M.J. Glauber What’s In a name Lepper noted that “In choosing the name Francis, the former Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio took his name from St. Francis of Assisi, the champion of the least among us. As the Washington Post described it, “He chose [a name] that harks back eight centuries, to Italy, and to a man who renounced a life of privilege, gave away everything he owned, wore a coarse woolen tunic, lived in a hut and took a vow of poverty.” ‘ John Lepper asks, “What shall we make of this In March 2013, John Lepper, a Coordinator for new pope and why would this Jesuit choose the the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship wrote, “Just a name Francis?” few weeks ago, Pope Benedict made history by being the first pope to resign in 6 centuries. Lepper added, “At his installation mass, Pope The world watched as history was made at the Francis claimed and interpreted his role as Vatican and throughout the world.” leader of the church. His role, he suggested, is one of protection of all humanity, but “especially Lepper observed, “Since then, several historic the poorest, the weakest, the least important, “firsts” have occurred. Never before has a those whom Matthew lists in the final judgment Jesuit been named pope; never before has of love: the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the someone from Latin America been named naked, the sick and those in prison.” ‘ pope; never before has a pope selected the Lepper observed that “This pope, while the name "Francis." ‘ stated leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, has no authority over other Christians. However, we can gain inspiration from Pope Francis. I am 3 What’s in a name? (continued from page 3) inspired by his words of hope in the presence of current hopelessness around the world.” Lepper observed that at the installation mass of Pope Francis, he “challenged all Christians to, “see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others. s To protect creation, to protect every man and e mili 13 every woman, to look upon them with 0 tenderness and love, is to open up a horizon of a 2 F hope, it is to let a shaft of light break through the r h e c b heavy clouds.” ‘ r m u h e c t r p e e John Lepper noted that he is “particularly struck t S n I d by how Pope Francis’ lifestyle has brought of n a credibility to his claim to reach out to the least of on st these. Pope Francis has walked the walk. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos ati gu While archbishop in Argentina, he gave up his Aires, has been elected the new pope. Photo: VanKleinen ci u o A chauffeur and took the bus to work. As s s y, archbishop, Bergoglio had the option to live in A ul n J a palace but chose a simple apartment and WCC General Secretary a c cooked his own meals.” eri Congratulates New Pope m A e John Lepper shares “the sentiments of Mike of th WChaurdrc, hPerse swidheennt hoef Ksaeindt,u c“kIny Cthoeu nBcoil dofy of on Christ, something as important as the In March 2013, the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, the ati selection of a new pope affects us all. So general secretary of the World Council of c bli it is that Protestants and Catholics join in Churches (WCC), expressed ecumenical 3 u P n prayer for Pope Francis. We pray for greetings, and gave his assurance of o , a diti God’s blessings upon him, the Catholic continuing engagement with the Roman KE Church, the universal Church and the Catholic Church in the era of its new pontiff, R; 4 world. May his identification with the poor A2 Pope Francis. e of Argentina inspire us all to greater e m hu service. May his name remind us to care The WCC reported that Tveit said ‘the election ol TV for God’s creation as did St. Francis. And of Francis “is a turning point in the life of the may ecumenical efforts to mark his new Roman Catholic Church, but it also has an leadership post lead us all to mutual love impact on people of other churches and and unity so that 'the world may believe.'" faiths.” ‘ The WCC noted that “Commenting on the The original article can be read in its entirety at: election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of http://www.kybf.org/news/2013/3/22/whats-in-a-name Argentina, the first pope from the Global South, Tveit said, that through Francis, “who has lived a simple lifestyle and reflects a passion for social justice and lifting up the poor, we reaffirm our commitment to seeking justice and peace.” 4 WCC General Secretary Congratulates New pope (continued from the previous page) “Ever since the Second Vatican Council of the Catholic Church by the recent election of a new 1960s, the Roman Catholic Church and the World pope who, for the first time in history, is from Latin Council of Churches have enjoyed constructive America, said Rev. Antonio Carlos Alfredo Duarte dialogue and cooperation on matters of faith, Voelker, president of the Evangelical Church of the witness and the fundamental unity of the whole River Plate. “We are also confident that his years of body of Christ,” The WCC noted that Tveit said. experience in the pastorate will help him to promote a new vision to those who suffer The WCC reported that Tveit said that “We have persecution and marginalization of any kind." learned that we are pilgrims together in the one ecumenical movement, and we are particularly The WCC noted that Tveit added, “An important grateful for the way the Catholic Church works aspect of the ecumenical movement is a concept of with us on the highly significant issues of unity, mutual accountability. We in the World Council of ecclesiology, mission and inter-religious Churches offer our cooperation to Pope Francis dialogue.” and the whole of the Catholic Church in this spirit. We will continue to cooperate in a loving and “Now, in close collaboration with Pope Francis, we affirming relationship. In this way, we will grow look forward to building on this positive relationship together in grace and in hope toward that true unity with the Catholic Church that has been nurtured so of believers for which Christ prayed.” carefully in the past,” The WCC noted that Tveit said. According to the WCC Tveit said that “Today the vast majority of Christians live in the Global South,” The WCC clarified that “The Roman Catholic “The growth of Christianity in the South is likely to Church is not a member of the WCC, but the continue. This shift has already had an important instrument of the Joint Working Group has fostered impact on world Christianity. It is in this context that close cooperation. Delegates and observers are we will move forward, working together, building exchanged at the time of major meetings, and the our relationship and addressing the important Catholic Church is formally represented in such needs of all people today.” WCC-administered bodies as the Faith and Order Commission and the Commission on World Mission “Let us use this opportunity to pray for and and Evangelism.” with Pope Francis to reconfirm that we need one another, to address the challenges of the The WCC observed that “Cardinal Bergoglio, world in our time,” Tveit concluded. former archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected http://www.oikoumene.org/en/news/news- pope by the College of Cardinals on Wednesday 13 management/eng/a/article/1634/wcc-offers- March 2013 at the conclave in the Vatican.” congratulation.html The WCC observed that “In Latin America WCC member church leaders reflected positively on the election of Pope Francis.” and stated that they Implications for Interchurch Families: "congratulate Francis, the first Latin American to be elected pope.” The WCC is “aware of Bergoglio's Interchurch Families around the world can affirm work in the Diocese of Buenos Aires and the fact that it is an opportunity to pray for and with we recognize him as a person of particular Pope Francis to reconfirm that we need one sensitivity to social problems and for ecumenical another. dialogue,” according to the Rev. Nilton Giese, general secretary of the Latin America Council of As John Donne said, “No man is an island.” No one Churches. is an island. We are all one body through Christ. All efforts at unity help to support interchurch families "The Evangelical Church of the River Plate as we live a Christian Unity in our homes. (Argentina) congratulates the faithful of the Roman ~ M.J. Glauber 5 Ecumenical Corner Concerning his appointment, Bishop Welby said” s March 2013 I don’t think anyone could be more surprised e mili 13 Reprinted with permission than me at the outcome of this process. It has a 0 been an experience, reading more about me 2 F r than I knew myself. To be nominated to h e c b Bishop Justin Welby, Canterbury is at the same time overwhelming r m u h e and astonishing. It is overwhelming because c t Archbishop of Canterbury r p those I follow and the responsibility it has. It is e e t S n astonishing because it is something I never I d of n On February 4, 2013 the Dean of Canterbury expected to happen.” a on st Cathedral, the Reverend Robert Willis took the ti u decision of the 35-strong College of Canons, Dr. Rowan Williams said: “I am delighted at the a g ci u made up of senior clergy and lay people from the appointment. He has an extraordinary range of o A ss y, Diocese of Canterbury, to St. Paul’s Cathedral in skills and is a person of grace, patience, wisdom A ul London and presented it to the Queen’s and humor. He will bring to this office both a rich n J a commission. Dr. Willis said “The decision we pastoral experience and a keen sense of c eri made this morning (January 11, 2013) is taken international priorities, for church and world. I m formally to London. They will say it is valid, legal wish him –with Caroline and the family – every A e and right and at that moment Justin Welby blessing, and hope that the Church of England of th bCeacnotemrebsu riyn. ”a Hll ep oisw tehres 1th0e5 tAh Arcrhcbhibsihsohpo po fo f apnleda sthuere A antg tlhicisa na pCpoominmtmuenniotn a wndill ssuhpapreo rmt hyi m n o Canterbury, succeeding Dr. Rowan Williams, the with prayer and love.” ati 104th who resigned at the end of 2012. c bli 3 Ecumenical Significance u Bishop Welby is the bishop of Durham, the P n The goal of the movement for Christian unity, , a ditio fEonugrtlha-nmd,o tsot- wsehniciohr hpeo switaiosn c ionn tsheec rCahteudrc ihn of which the Catholic Church has embraced KE dramatically in the Second Vatican Ecumenical R; October 2011 and automatically granted a seat 4 Council, is the visible unity of all Christians. A2 in the House of Commons. Church of England e Speaking of the Anglican Communion, the e m bishops are appointed rather than elected, with a council emphasized that it has “a special place” hu 16-member Crown Nominations Commission TVol putting forward two names (a preferred because of its history, structure and influence among the Christian communions. Orthodox, candidate and a second candidate) to Downing Anglican, Lutheran and Reform churches have Street. The U.K. Prime Minister then seeks been engaged in serious and continuous approval from the British monarch, who is the dialogue since the Second Vatican Council, and supreme governor of the Church of England. much progress has been achieved in the fifty years since the beginning of that council. Before his ordination to the priesthood in 1992, Welby studied law and history at Cambridge Father Ernest Falardeau, SSS University and then spent 11 years as an executive in the oil industry. After a decade in parish ministry, he was appointed a canon The Ecumenical Movement, residentiary, and later sub-dean, of Coventry Seeking and Finding Cathedral. He served as dean of Liverpool Cathedral from 2007-2011. Christian Unity, and the Role for Welby’s enthronement as 105th archbishop of Canterbury will be held March 21, 2013 in Interchurch Families Canterbury Cathedral. He is married to Caroline and they have five children, aged 16-27. is explored 50 years after Vatican II 6 Implications for Interchurch Families If you have ever wondered about what Vatican II was really all about or how it may have impacted interchurch families and the on-going search for Christian Unity, I believe that your questions will be answered in the following commentary give by Cardinal Godfried Danneels on the celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. I have included his review of the outcome and documents of Vatican II because I thought that Cardinal Danneels did an excellent job of explaining what happened. He also finds those documents to be useful still and especially at this point in history. Vatican II was very pastoral in its focus. Interchurch Families have expressed gratitude for any and all positive pastoral care that they/we have received. Please read for yourself to refresh your memory about potential that the Vatican II documents still hold for all of us. ~ M.J. Glauber Vatican II ‐ an unprecedented event, a council like no other Is not the full realization of the decisions of Vatican II the real Vatican III for right now? The Tablet Celebrating the George's Cathedral, Southwark on 18 October 2012. 50th anniversary of the http://www.thetablet.co.uk/blogs/394/24 Second Vatical Council +++++++++++++++++ Vatican II ‐ an unprecedented event, a council like no other Implications for Interchurch Families: Cardinal Godfried Danneels speaks at It clearly is the time to look back over the body of Southwark Cathedral works that were created by Vatican II. Have those 25 October 2012, 9:00 guidelines been properly (The original article can be read in its entirety at understood and the following link: put into place? http://www.thetablet.co.uk/blogs/394/24 If not what has Vatican II was a council unlike any preceding one. held that back It was a special event for many reasons. Even from happening? though it stands in a long line of councils: it was in Where to from many respects a new kind of council. here? What ecumenical The article found in The Tablet at the link above is implications can excellent. be found for us at this time within It is a thorough overview of Vatican II that Daneels the documents follows up with some probing questions about created by applying Vatican II to our time and place in history Vatican II? now. Cardinal Godfried Danneels gave the well I would like to researched presentation in Amigo Hall, Saint thank Cardinal Godfried 7 Is not the full realization of the decisions of Vatican II the real Vatican III for right now? Danneels for his in depth clarification about they first came out, those guidelines can still be Vatican II and the wisdom that can be found within explored and studied. those documents. His comprehensive overview of Interchurch Families around the world have found Vatican II and the role that it should play now that inspiration and hope for Christian Unity within 50 years have passed since it originated are those documents. clearly explained. This article should be on the must read list of all Ecumenists and Interchurch May this be the beginning of a bright future that Families. leads us further along that path toward Christian Unity. ~ M.J. Glauber Now seems to be the right time to review what is actually stated in those Vatican II documents and then to move forward using them. If they weren’t properly understood or properly applied when “The Promise” and The New Ecumenical Directory - Questions related to the promise arise regularly for interchurch couples, s e mili 13 and especially for their extended families. 0 a 2 F Because questions about “The Promise” come up fairly regularly, I believe that this indicates a r h e c b need for more remote preparation that includes not only the likelihood but also a consideration r m u h e for the ways that the positive aspects of the lived experience of being part of an interchurch c t r p family in our current society can be cultivated. This kind of study if it also examines thoroughly e e t S n all of the ways for the community to become a support system not only for the marriage, and I d of n all marriages in general, but also if it explores the role that interchurch families can and do play a n o st on our journey toward and seeking Christian Unity, we, all of society, will all be the better for it. ti u a g ci u o A An excellent discussion of “The Promise” as it is defined and clarified in the New Ecumenical Directory s s y, A ul can be found at http://www.interchurchfamilies.org/journal/93su10.html n J a c eri The discussion presented at the preceding link also takes into consideration how we live as m interchurch families and how we are affected by the New Ecumenical Directory. A e h n of t Jvoehryn c Coonvseidnetrray,b Sle. Jp. rcoognrecslusd, eesv e hni sif dthisecrues issi osnti lbl ys osmtaeti nwga tyh taot g “oO, npea rhtaicsu ltaor lrye cino gcnoinssei dweirtaht igorna toitfu de o interchurch children. And it is a pity that almost exclusive stress is laid on the wedding as an occasion cati for eucharistic sharing, even though it is seen that there are other "exceptional cases". bli 3 u P n “As AIF ( Association of Interchurch Family) members well know, such sharing is a growing need in a o , a diti united Christian life and does not exist only for certain highlight occasions near the start of a marriage; KE the couple and the family need lifelong nourishment if they are to be "builders of unity". ‘ R; 4 “However, the Directory banishes for ever the mistaken and oft repeated answer, always in conflict with A2 e Vatican II's Decree on Ecumenism, n. 8, that eucharistic sharing can only be a sign of full communion e m hu and never an expression of partial communion as a means towards full communion.” Ecumenists, ol TV those seeking Christian Unity and interchurch families will find John Coventry, S.J.’s document to be enlightening and encouraging. ~ M.J. Glauber 8 The ARK, a Publication of the American Association of Interchurch Families; Volume 24; Edition 3 July, August and September 2013 DIRECTORY FOR THE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES AND NORMS ON ECUMENISM PONTIFICIUM CONSILIUM AD CHRISTIANORUM UNITATEM FOVENDAM DIRECTORY FOR THE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES AND NORMS ON ECUMENISM http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/ rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_25031993_principles-and-norms-on-ecumenism_en.html Have you ever wondered just what the Vatican has to say about the role that the pursuit of Christian Unity should be in our lives? Have you ever wondered if Christian Unity is actually the focus of the Roman Catholic Church? Have you ever wondered exactly what the Vatican does say about “mixed marriages” or what is also know as “Interchurch Marriages”? Below you will find some excerpts from The Directory for the Application of the Principles and Norms on Ecumenism. The entire document can be found at the Vatican Website at the link above. I would urge you to spend some time reading/studying this document in search of the positive potential that can be found within it. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Excerpts from DIRECTORY FOR THE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES AND NORMS ON ECUMENISM for Interchurch Families PREFACE dioceses, and collegially for the whole Church, are, under the authority of the Holy See, responsible for ecumenical policy and practice. 5 1. The search for Christian Unity was one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council. 5. At the same time it is hoped that the Directory The Ecumenical Directory, called for during the will also be useful to members of Churches and Council and published in two parts, one in 1967 ecclesial Communities that are not in full and the other in 1970,1 "has given a most communion with the Catholic Church. valuable service in directing, coordinating and developing the ecumenical effort." 2 ... They share with Catholics a concern for the quality of ecumenical activity. It will be an To Whom is the Directory Addressed advantage for them to know the direction those guiding the ecumenical movement in the Catholic 4. The Directory is addressed to the Pastors of Church wish to give to ecumenical action, and the the Catholic Church, but it also concerns all the criteria that are officially approved in the Church. faithful, who are called to pray and work for the It will help them to evaluate the initiatives that unity of Christians, under the direction of their come from Catholics, so as to respond to them Bishops. The Bishops, individually for their own 9 adequately, and will also help them better to IV. Communion in Life and understand the Catholic responses to their Spiritual Activity Among the initiatives. Baptized It should be kept in mind that the Directory does not intend to deal with the relations of the The communion that exists with other Catholic Church with sects or with new religious Christians on the basis of the sacramental bond movements. 6 of Baptism, and the norms for sharing in prayer s and other spiritual activities, including in e mili 13 Outline of the Directory particular cases sacramental sharing. 0 a 2 F h er V. Ecumenical Cooperation, c b 7. The Directory begins with a declaration of the ur m commitment of the Catholic Church to Dialogue and Common Witness h e rc pt ecumenism (Chapter I). This is followed by an e e t S account of the steps taken by the Catholic n Principles, different forms and norms for I d Church to put this commitment into practice. It of n cooperation between Christians with a view to n a does this through the organization and dialogue and common witness in the world. o st ti u formation of its own members (Chapters II and a g oci Au III). It is to them thus organized and formed, 8. Thus, in a time of increasingly marked s that the provisions of Chapters IV and V on s y, secularization, which calls Christians to A ul ecumenical activity are addressed. n J common action in their hope for the Kingdom of ca God, the norms that regulate relations between eri I. The Search for Christian Unity Catholics and other Christians and the different m forms of collaboration they practice are laid A e The ecumenical commitment of the Catholic down, so that the promotion of the unity desired h n of t CSehcuorcnhd bVaastiecda no nC tohuen dciol.ctrinal principles of the bcoy nCshisrtiestn mt waayy b, ein s tohueg lhinte in o af, baanlda naccecdo radnindg to o the principles established by the Second cati II. Organization in the Catholic Vatican Council. bli u 3 Church at the Service of P n THE SEARCH FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY , a ditio Christian Unity KE 9. The ecumenical movement seeks to R; 4 Persons and structures involved in promoting A2 be a response to the gift of God's grace e ecumenism at all levels, and the norms that e m direct their activity. which calls all Christians to faith in the hu mystery of the Church according to the ol TV design of God who wishes to bring III. Ecumenical Formation in the humanity to salvation and unity in Christ Catholic Church through the Holy Spirit. This movement calls them to the hope that the prayer of Categories of people to be formed, those Jesus "that they all may be one" will be responsible for formation; the aim and methods fully realized. 9 of formation; its doctrinal and practical aspects. It calls them to that charity which is the new commandment of Christ and the gift 10