St. Augustine, on Maintaining Unity in Spite of Scancals

One of the most serious issues in the Church is a lack of unity. St. Augustine had a few things to say about that.

One of the most serious issues in the Church is a lack of unity. It isn't just "Bishop against Bishop", but camp vs. camp in the laity. I see the Church not as the Boy/Girl Scouts but as the military. And what I see in the faithful is a most undisciplined military, because we are so divided. It's exactly how the devil wants us, because as long as we are…