Prawny aspekt duchowego współdziałania chrześcijan

Abstract

Fidelity to Jesus Christ obliges all Christians to work for unity: „that all may be one” (J 17, 21). The approaching jubilee of the year 2000 calls for even greater solicitude for unity and for an intensification of oecumenical cooperation. Christians’ participation in spiritual benefits is very important for the oecumenical cause. Among these benefits, the participation in sacramental riches, which is the joint deriving of resources of the Saviour’s sacramental grace, plays a special role. Fidelity to Christ and his Gospel requires that this unique participation would be actualized in harmony with the precise norms contained in Catholic Church law. Participation in other spiritual benefits should also be carried out in accord with these norms. This means: prayer of the Catholics together with the separated brethren, jointly organized oecumenical devotions and pilgrimages, taking advantage of holy places, and especially the use of Holy Scripture.