Where there are sins, there are also divisions, schisms, heresies, and disputes. Where there is virtue, however, there also are harmony and unity, from which arise the one heart and one soul of all believers. 271
Catechism number 821
Certain
things are required in order to respond adequately to this call:
- a permanent renewal of the Church in greater fidelity to her vocation; such
renewal is the driving-force of the movement toward unity;280
- conversion of heart as the faithful "try to live holier lives according
to the Gospel";281 for it is the unfaithfulness of the members to
Christ's gift which causes divisions;
- prayer in common, because "change of heart and holiness of life, along
with public and private prayer for the unity of Christians, should be regarded
as the soul of the whole ecumenical movement, and merits the name 'spiritual
ecumenism;"'282
-fraternal knowledge of each other;283
- ecumenical formation of the faithful and especially of priests;284
- dialogue among theologians and meetings among Christians of the different
churches and communities;285
- collaboration among Christians in various areas of service to
mankind.286 "Human service" is the idiomatic phrase.