Pope Francis has applied the principle of the whole is greater than its parts to ecumenical and interreligious contexts.
For example, Pope Francis often speaks about a unity that is greater than its parts in terms of the polyhedron.
Unity born of a polyhedron preserves difference, and unity born of the sphere reinforces homogeneity.
The epoch of globalization invites us to think about the cultural and economic exchanges in the world today in such a way that difference is never abandoned for th.
Herder & Herder The whole is greater than its parts: encountering the interreligious and ecumenical other in the age of pope francis/peter casarella
