what is unity?

Namees wrote: I want to ask a question which I think is relevant: What is unity? Certainly, Christ prayed that all may be one. But did he merely mean an outward display? Such a thing seems rather arbitrary. One thing I can say with confidence is that the Orthodox Churches are united. They are one. This doesn't mean that there aren't disagreements, even major disputes. But we share one chalice, we partake of one Eucharist, we confess one and the same Faith. This website is a wonderful display of that unity. But what about a group such as the Roman Catholics? Certainly we love them as our neighbors and as people who are seeking Christ, but can we really be one with them if we are not of one mind and spirit? Roman Catholic theology is founded upon principles which are very foreign to Orthodoxy. Roman Catholic ecclesiology stands in direct opposition to Orthodox ecclesiology. It is not slander to say that we are two different bodies. To ignore those differences and proclaim an arbitrary "unity" would be an act of denial, not love. We are -- despite all our faults and failings -- the Orthodox Church. To love those outside of our Church is to gently but firmly profess the Faith. It is also worth remembering that throughout history, some Orthodox Christians have attempted to bring about a union with Rome which was based not on oneness of mind but on arbitrary declaration. Without exception, these attempts have failed. To equate love with compromise of essentials, capitulation or denial is not correct. There can only be unity when there is that oneness of mind which characterizes the Orthodox Church.