David Mills on Evangelicals Becoming More Open to the Catholic Church

"He's the Episcopalian from central casting: the old-fashioned Kennedy haircut, the blue blazer and chinos, the bowtie, the fact that he has 'the third' at the end of his name, the social confidence of a man who knows he belongs. 'Geoff,' he told me, 'is doing a great job.'

"That one sentence represents a movement among separated Christians that offers hope for the Catholic Church and for all of God's people scattered in other bodies - because my old friend Laurie was the president and dean of a strongly evangelical Protestant seminary and he had named Geoff his dean of students. He put him in charge of the students’ well-being and formation and, to a great extent, their pastoral care - at this very evangelical seminary.

"Geoff is a Catholic priest. A Byzantine Catholic priest, even."

In a recent commentary, writer David Mills reflected on some of the reasons why, while deep theological differences exist, many Christians have found a way to live and work together and to be friends and brothers in Christ.

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National Catholic Register: Commentaries: David Mills: Evangelicals Are Becoming More Open to the Catholic Church - Here's Why (20 SEP 22)