On the contrary, the visible unity of the Catholic Church was an important and essential doctrine of the Reformation.
We still hope and pray for complete and visible unity in the Orthodox Diaspora of North America.
While praying with the archbishop, Benedict asked God to grant the "gift of visible unity".
The ring and cross, Dr Williams said, were "symbolic of our shared commitment to work together for the full visible unity of the Christian family".
There is a visible unity on the pitch now.
Mackay advocated visible unity of the Church.
Each denomination maintains to differing degrees some form of organizational and visible unity with its member churches, albeit radically decentralized compared with the Catholic Church.
Therefore, every Homogeneous Unity church must take active steps to broaden its fellowship in order to demonstrate visible unity and the variety of Christ's Church.
Encourage and support member Churches to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in studying and working towards the full visible unity of the one undivided Church.
We here solemnly recommit ourselves and those we represent to the restoration of visible unity and full ecclesial communion.