Is Ecumenism Just a Dream?

 I hope everyone is having a wonderful autumn. This post is going to be brief. I simply wanted to share an article about ecumenism in a specific local area of the globe that perhaps mirrors the big picture of ecumenism worldwide. Sometimes the macro is very similar to the micro, and vice versa. The article is by Alf McCreary, and it was published in the Belfast Telegraph on September 19th, 2015. Of course, by now most of you have already figured out that the specific area of the globe I was referencing is Ireland, which is an excellent guess and match. The title of the article is: Is ecumenism and peace only a dream and nothing more? Well, it seems to me that is a good question to ask on a macro level, as well. I mean, when we really think about it, Christians seem more divided than ever these days. So, are ecumenism and peace only a dream and nothing more? The reason Alf  McCreary asked the question was because Trinity College Dublin is selling its former Irish School of Ecumenics building in north Belfast, and it seems like the end of an era for ecumenism, symbolically speaking. The author says that for some time clerics from various denominations lived in the building, and he expresses what he thinks is the reason for the dwindling. One of the things the author said was the following: “Until the Catholic Church approves of Protestants sharing communion with its members, there will be no true Christian unity.”

I suggest reading the full article, and decide what you think for yourself.  Thanks you for reading my post and blessings! The link to Is ecumenism and peace only a dream and nothing more? is below.

Is ecumenism and peace only a dream and nothing more? - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk