well, when it comes to protestants, I think it's pretty much impossible. Maybe some of the older ones like Episcopal, but I don't know. With the Catholics, it's totally different, though. Fact is, most Catholic churches (with the exception of some of them in America...) haven't changed much at all since the time of the Great Schism. Back then, and even as far back as the 6th Century (and possibly older). This was perfectly acceptable with the Church then, and there is no reason it couldn't be now, too (like Western Rite Orthodox). There were plenty of other differences between the East and the West back then, many of which still exist today, but they didn't cause a problem back then, and there's no reason they should now.Of course there are other issues too: The Filioque, for one. This would have to be dropped by the Catholic Church. It started in the 4th Century, by some bishops in Spain, but all the Popes condemned it until about 1000 A.D. Another thing the Catholic Church would have to drop is Purgatory. This is a rather difficult subject, because it's not very clearly defined. Pope John Paul II defined purgatory not as a place, but more as a state of existence. However, the general Catholic belief is that it is a third place in between heaven and hell. It first originated with the idea of praying for the dead, that it would help them, which Judas Machabees did the Old Testament. It was further complemented by St. Paul's epistle to the Corrinthians: If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. Although the idea of a third place, purgatory, had not yet come into existence, these ideas are what it sprung from, sometime in the 3rd-4th Century. Papal supremacy was the other main reason for the split. There are many reasons why the Pope shouldn't be higher than the others, and all it will take is a Pope who is humble enough to see that.
Christ wanted his church to be Universal, and while we are all split, we don't make much of a message to the world. There are a few obstacles to overcome, but all it takes is people who are willing to try to do it!
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