By Hieromonk Tychon of Stavronikita
“I believe … In one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.” (The Nicene Creed)
The Church is one. Since she is the living Body of Christ and Christ is one, so the Church cannot be anything but one. Indeed, it was for this reason that the Lord came; to unite us with God and each other - a unity that had been severely shaken after the fall of Adam and Eve and their obedience to the devil whose aim was none other than to separate us from God and our fellow man. The Lord came so as to call us all to unite, and the place where this two-fold unity is achieved is the Church, His theanthropic Body. In the Church we are united with God and our brothers, since we became members of the same Body.
