” ” "These questions said the cardinal have emerged from most of our ecumenical dialogues and have become more and more urgent in the ecclesial life of our dialogue companions". However, it is necessary to go on.” “"The path towards unity actually pointed out O’Connor is a path with no way-out". "We are one thing and that is the will of Christ. This must be our objective, whatever the necessary time will be. The Pope goes always back to this point as the heart of the subject he is working on". "The conclusions of the ARCIC commissions said Murphy-O’Connor with reference to consensus on key subjects such as the Eucharist and the Ministry point out real convergence". "I am not pessimist", concluded the Catholic primate. "Dialogue will go on in some way. Even though sometimes we find it difficult to understand how to go on, we cannot abandon the search for unity which is the will of Christ". Through a special message to the believers in his diocese, the Catholic archbishop of Birmingham, Vincent Nichols, encouraged the Catholics to pray for the success of the Lambeth Conference. "A weakened Anglican communion does not foster the proclamation of the Christian faith", said the archbishop in a note made known by his press office.
