On the day the Sibiu Assembly is addressing the subject of the Unity of the Church, after submitting a survey of the ecumenical situation, the cardinal moved on to the "therapy”. "The method of Convergence that has been used so far he said turned out to be fruitful, and we have kept applying it to many controversial issues so far". "But in the meantime he added this method has clearly worn itself out; right now, we cannot move much further along this way". According to Kasper, this "is no reason to give in to resignation. We can mutually give evidence of our respective positions in an honest, involving manner. We can do it without being controversial or restrictive". "This means: we can learn from each other. Instead of converging at the lowest common denominator, we can enrich each other with the heritage that we have been given". A serious responsibility burdens the Christian in Europe. "Because of our divisions, we have dimmed the light of Jesus Christ for many people". Before such situation, "we cannot consider ourselves satisfied at all with ourselves; we cannot keep going on as if nothing had happened. There is no responsible alternative to ecumenism. Any other position contradicts our responsibility before God and before the world".
