id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt _005197983 Vermilye, Theodore C. P. Pope John XXIII and unity 1959 .txt text/plain 5384 154 52 The inspired reason- ing of Saint Paul led him to state that Christian unity is of such a fundamental character that it elevates the Church of Christ above the status of an organi- zation and constitutes it a living and functioning organism, vibrant with the very life of Christ. Finally, it may be representative of every nation and country of the entire world, in which case it is called “ecu- menical” or “general” and is attended by every Bishop of the Universal Church 2 Dead&istt who is in peace and communion with the Bishop of Rome (the Pope) who, as successor of Saint Peter in that jurisdic- tion, is the Chief Bishop of the Christian world, the Bishop of Bishops, the Ecu- menical (or Universal) Bishop, the earthly Vicar of Jesus Christ, the Fa- ther of all Christians. cache/_005197983.txt txt/_005197983.txt