Unfinished thoughts on unity

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You cannot tell from two married people, that they are married. You might be able to tell whether they love one another, but even if they hate each other, or fight each other, they may still be married, because the sacramental bond of marriage is not visible to the eye.

How does that correspond to Christian unity?

Can Christians fight each other, but still belong to the same family, because they are held together by the sacramental bonds of Baptism? And how far does this unity extent without the oneness of organization?

And is this not a sort of invisible unity, or does the sacrament of baptism make it a visible unity?

Is it only a partial unity?
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The fact that someone may or may not be baptised, or be catholic, does not in any way affect the truth that WE are ALL children of GOD and that makes EVERYONE my brother and sister.
 
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You cannot tell from two married people, that they are married. You might be able to tell whether they love one another, but even if they hate each other, or fight each other, they may still be married, because the sacramental bond of marriage is not visible to the eye.

How does that correspond to Christian unity?

Can Christians fight each other, but still belong to the same family, because they are held together by the sacramental bonds of Baptism? And how far does this unity extent without the oneness of organization?

And is this not a sort of invisible unity, or does the sacrament of baptism make it a visible unity?

Is it only a partial unity?
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I like your idea, CB.

My only concern would be not to take it so far that it turns into a form of “Branch Theory”.
 
I think that we are given the invisible unity through Baptism, but God wants us to put aside our pride and have visible unity on earth.
 
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