Unitatis redintegratio
Unitatis redintegratio (Restoration of unity) is the
The title of the document is taken from the opening words of the Latin text. The opening words of the official English translation are: "The restoration of unity among all Christians is one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council."
Description
Unitatis Redintegratio calls for the reunion of Christendom and is similar to a previous call for unity by Pope
Unitatis acknowledges that there are serious problems facing prospects of reunion with Reformation communities that make no attempt to claim
Subsequent developments
Pope
Cardinal Walter Kasper discussed the status of the problems by the document on the 40th anniversary of the promulgation of Unitatis in remarks entitled "The Decree on Ecumenism – Read Anew After Forty Years".[1]
See also
- Separated brethren
- Satis Cognitum, Pope Leo XIII, 29 June 1896
- Mortalium animos, Pope Pius XI, 1928
- Ut unum sint, Pope John Paul II, 25 May 1995
References
- ^ Kasper, Walter (11 November 2004). "The Ecumenism Decree – read anew after 40 years". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 17 April 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2022.