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821 Certain things are required in order to respond adequately to this call: - a permanent renewal of the Church in greater fidelity to her vocation; such renewal is the driving-force of the movement toward unity; ²⁸⁰ - conversion of heart as the faithful "try to live holier lives according to the Gospel"; ²⁸¹ for it is the unfaithfulness of the members to Christ's gift which causes divisions; - prayer in common, because "change of heart and holiness of life, along with public and private prayer for the unity of Christians, should be regarded as the soul of the whole ecumenical movement, and merits the name 'spiritual ecumenism;"' ²⁸² -fraternal knowledge of each other; ²⁸³ - ecumenical formation of the faithful and especially of priests; ²⁸⁴ - dialogue among theologians and meetings among Christians of the different churches and communities; ²⁸⁵ - collaboration among Christians in various areas of service to mankind. ²⁸⁶ "Human service" is the idiomatic phrase.

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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

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SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

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CHAPTER THREE: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

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ARTICLE 9: "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH"

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Paragraph 3. The Church Is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic

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I. THE CHURCH IS ONE

Notes for the above paragraph:

280 Cf. UR 6.

281 UR 7 § 3.

282 UR 8 § 1.

283 Cf. UR 9.

284 Cf. UR 10.

285 Cf. UR 4; 9; 11.

286 Cf. UR 12.

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