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Sermons on the Gospel Readings
Series II, Cycle B
In 1948, the World Council of Churches was formed in the war-torn rubble of Amsterdam. Assessing the meaning of this, the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Temple, said, "This moment is the great new fact of our era." This organization of Protestants and Orthodox Christians from all over the world signaled a unity among these churches, greater than any of the many differences separating the historical Christian traditions. It is thinkable that this mid-twentieth century unity makes the faith more appealing to those who are unimpressed with our denominational differences.
