Since the Protestant Reformation, a common question has been: When will the Church try to reunite? While there have been efforts to restore Christian unity,they have been slow and tedious in nature. Why? This comes from a variety of reasons. First, there are many denominations with ideological differences. For instance, some believe there should be no hierarchy. Others do not believe in the Eucharist. Some even believe that the Blessed Trinity doesn't exist. This makes uniting the Church incredibly difficult. The second major roadblock in ecumenism is a lack of cohesion between these individual churches. Many of these churches have no hierarchy or structure, meaning trying to unite people by discussing ideological differences is essentially stonewalled, as there is really no easy way to determine how to settle them. This means the
whole process becomes even more tedious and slow.
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