Sentence:  The statement also <WSD>points</WSD> to a classic paradox : The more men turn toward God , who is not only in himself the paradigm of all unity but also the only ground on which human unity can ultimately be established , the more men splinter into groups and set themselves apart from one another . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively