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What does episcopal fraternity and communio look like? This central
question is explored through the erudition and experience of
Archbishop Anthony Fisher, Catholic Archbishop of Sydney,
Australia. Unity in Christ, based upon a series of addresses given
to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) at
their Special Assembly in 2022, delves into the themes associated
with episcopal unity. By surveying the Christian tradition,
beginning with the scriptures and then through various periods
(Apostolic generation, patristic, scholastic, Vatican II, recent
post Vatican II developments such as synodality) a coherent picture
of episcopal togetherness is presented. What becomes clear is that
unity among Christ's disciples and their successors is not simply
an ideal but rather a constitutive element of their office. They
are called to love as Christ loved, expressed above all through
genuine friendship with one another. The consequences of this
fraternity and communio have implications in areas such as
spirituality, preaching and fraternal correction, among others.
This second feature, the implications of episcopal fraternity and
communio, are explored through Archbishop Fisher's twenty years of
experience as a bishop of the Catholic Church. By providing
concrete examples of lived episcopal fraternity and communio,
Fisher offers a glimpse into both the challenges and fruits of
living out Christ's call that ""they might all be one"" (Jn 17:21).
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