--- title: "Ut Unum Sint — John Paul II" description: "Ut Unum Sint — Encyclical by Pope John Paul II (1995). A A A PDF generation in progress..... 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Free [ Sign in to read now ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fjohn-paul-ii%2Fworks%2Fut-unum-sint) Share Link copied Format epub Published May 25, 1995 Rating No reviews yet ![Ut Unum Sint](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01ksht0ew1m7zz3ekgacbzrd7z/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260909%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260909T005517Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=c15742624568824c500693955f70131ac10eb635d185c265076219b1bb54fd6b) ## About this work Ut Unum Sint — Encyclical by Pope John Paul II (1995). A A A PDF generation in progress..... DA - DE - EN - ES - FI - FR - HU - IT - LA - NL - PL - PT IOANNES PAULUS PP. II UT UNUM SINT On commitment to Ecumenism INTRODUCTION 1. Ut unum sint! The call for Christian unity made by the… Sample ## Take a look inside A A A PDF generation in progress..... DA - DE - EN - ES - FI - FR - HU - IT - LA - NL - PL - PT IOANNES PAULUS PP. II UT UNUM SINT On commitment to Ecumenism INTRODUCTION 1. Ut unum sint! The call for Christian unity made by the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council with such impassioned commitment is finding an ever greater echo in the hearts of believers, especially as the Year 2000 approaches, a year which Christians will celebrate as a sacred Jubilee, the commemoration of the Incarnation of the Son of God, who became man in order to save humanity. The courageous witness of so many martyrs of our century, including members of Churches and Ecclesial Communities not in full communion with the Catholic Church, gives new vigour to the Council's call and reminds us of our duty to listen to and put into practice its exhortation. These brothers and sisters of ours, united in the selfless offering of their lives for the Kingdom of God, are the most powerful proof that every factor of division can be transcended and overcome in the total gift of self for the sake of the Gospel. Christ calls all his disciples to unity. My earnest desire is to renew this call today, to propose it once more with determination, repeating what I said at the Roman Colosseum on Good Friday 1994, at the end of the meditation on the Via Crucis prepared by my Venerable Brother Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. There I stated that believers in Christ, united in following in the footsteps of the martyrs, cannot remain divided. If they wish truly and effectively to oppose the world's tendency to reduce to powerlessness the Mystery of Redemption, they must profess together the same… [ Sign in to read now ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fjohn-paul-ii%2Fworks%2Fut-unum-sint) The sample continues in the full work. [ #encyclical ](/search?query=encyclical) [ #catholic ](/search?query=catholic) [ #theology ](/search?query=theology) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fjohn-paul-ii%2Fworks%2Fut-unum-sint) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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