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The National Commission for Ecumenism The commitment of the Catholic Church to ecumenism, to the unity of the Christian community, is based on the undoubted will of Jesus Christ as symbolised at the Last Supper when Jesus prayed that his disciples might be one, as he and his Father are one. The Catholic need for Christian unity is, in the first place, a call for unity within the Church itself. Catholics must have a recognition and acceptance of the central importance of unity for a true understanding of the very nature of the Church. The unity within the Church is an essential prerequisite to forming even greater degrees of unity with other Churches and eccelsial bodies. This unity is as necessary within the Church in New Zealand as for the Church world-wide.
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