Ecumenism in Crisis:
Some Catholic-Political Considerations
W. H. MARSHNER
Triumph
Vol. VIII No. 4
April 1973
The question whether the Catholic Church in this country should join the National Council of Churches is now in the final stages of study. At the same time, all ecumenical undertakings have been given a new cast by the January 22 Supreme Court decision on abortion. These two circumstances define the present moment as uniquely propitious for a careful rethinking of the entire ecumenical engagement.