Pope Francis’ recent speech to the US Congress included an admonition for a “renewal of that spirit of cooperation which has accomplished so much good throughout the history of the United States”. [1]
While I am a fan of Pope Francis, he is asking Congress to something that Christianity has not been able to accomplish. Look at all the different Christian religions and denominations. Do all these divisions show Christians have exhibited a “spirit of cooperation” or do they show a spirit of divisiveness? Jesus’ prayer to God was for his followers to be as one just like Jesus and God are one. The reason for this unity was so that the world would know that God has sent Jesus to our world and that God loves the world (John 17:11-23).
Has Christianity fulfilled this God-given task? The answer is obvious. Why not?
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[1] Chris Casteel, “A call for unity”, Tulsa World, September 25, 2015, p. A1.
