Ut Unum Sint (Latin: 'may they be one') is an encyclical by Pope John Paul II of May 25, 1995. Following the prayer of Jesus in the Gospel according to John (17:21-22), it dealt with the relations with the Orthodox Church and other Christian churches. This document reiterated that unity of the two sui juris churches is essential, as well as further dialogue and unity with the Protestant churches. This document shows that the Roman Catholic Church is officially moved to unity. It has become a common piece of study in ecumenical classes. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... In the ancient Church, an encyclical was a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef WojtyÅ‚a (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as pope of the Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the Nazarene (circa 4 BC/BCE – 30 AD/CE), is the central figure of Christianity, in which context he is known as Jesus Christ (from Greek ΙησοÏÏ‚ ΧÏιστός) with Christ being a title meaning Anointed One or Messiah. Christian viewpoints on Jesus (known as Christology) are... The Gospel of John is the fourth gospel in the sequence of the canon as printed in the New Testament, and scholars agree it was the fourth to be written. ... Eastern Orthodoxy (also called Greek Orthodoxy and Russian Orthodoxy) is a Christian tradition which represents the majority of Eastern Christianity. ... The Latin term sui juris means of ones own right. ... Christian ecumenism is the promotion of unity or cooperation between distinct religious groups or denominations of the Christian religion, more or less broadly defined. ... Protestantism is a movement within Christianity, representing a splitting away from the Roman Catholic Church during the mid-to-late Renaissance in Europe —a period known as the Protestant Reformation. ... The Roman Catholic Church, (also known as the Catholic Church), is the ancient Christian Church led by the Bishop of Rome (commonly called the Pope). ...
In paragraph 54, we find the oft-quoted sentence: "In this perspective an expression which I have frequently employed finds its deepest meaning: the Church must breathe with her two lungs!" In paragraph 79, we see five subjects that are considered important for "more clear" understanding that will bring unity.
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Ut Unum Sint official text from the Vatican website
But Utunumsint takes a bold initiative in suggesting that the Catholic Church is ready, indeed eager, to join with others in rethinking how the Petrine ministry can be exercised in a way that more effectively serves the unity of Christians.
Utunumsint fully supports the perception that this pope has no higher hope than that his pontificate will witness, if not the restoration of full communion with the East, the irrevocable setting of the Church's course toward that end.
Utunumsint cites the teaching of Vatican II that the Church of Jesus Christ "subsists" in the Catholic Church in a singular way.
Accordingly UtUnumSint notes that the longing for unity on the part of divided Christians is evidenced in the ecumenical movement itself which has become universal response to the grace of the Holy Spirit “for the restoration of unity among all Christians." (UUS n.
UtUnumSint identifies the primacy of prayer in the practice of spiritual ecumenism.
UtUnumSint envisions "ecumenical prayer" to be "at the service of the Christian mission and credibility." Through common prayer for unity, brothers and sisters in Christ, still separated from full communion, encounter Christ in a way that instills hope, "entrusting to him the future of their unity and their communion." (U US n.
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