Can We Talk

As I reflect on the recent troubles of the Anglican Communion – and our brother, Pope Benedict‟s recent response of inviting Anglicans to break with their communion and join the Roman Catholic Church – we are once again compelled to face the reality that church division and competition have always been major factors in the history of Christianity. Recall Paul‟s dismay with the factionalism of the Corinthians, “Is Christ divided? While there is jealousy and rivalry among you, are you not acting according to the flesh and behaving in an ordinary human way?” This also exposes a deeper question of how one can be a Christian at odds with other Christians. The emphasis is on the “how.”