{"id":102755,"date":"2026-08-27T12:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102755"},"modified":"2026-08-27T12:43:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:43:59","slug":"paulist-fathers-launch-communion-project-to-heal-toxic-polarization-within-u-s-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/paulist-fathers-launch-communion-project-to-heal-toxic-polarization-within-u-s-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Paulisten starten das \u201eCommunion Project\u201c, um die \u201etoxische Polarisierung\u201c innerhalb der US-Kirche zu heilen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Communion Project initiative hopes to repair polarization in the U.S. Church and aid the Church in offering a better and more joyful witness in a divided country, organizers said.\u201cUnfortunately, too often Catholics and Catholic leaders are acting more like thermometers instead of thermostats,\u201d Jonathan Lewis, mission strategy officer for the Paulist Fathers and co-director of the Communion Project, told EWTN News.\u201cWe\u02bcre reading the temperature of the room or the culture, instead of setting the temperature according to our values\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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