Even if a unity of faith is not possible, a unity of love is.
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Hans Urs von Balthasar Quote
“Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith.”
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