The Quest for Unity: Orthodox and Catholics in Dialogue : Documents of the Joint International Commission and Official Dialogues in the United States, 1965-1995John Borelli, John H. Erickson Since 1965 Catholics and Orthodox in North America have been engaged in official theological dialogue. This text presents the history and current state of dialogue between the churches, as well as examining what has been accomplished during these decades of dialogue, and which obstacles to full communion still remain. |
Contents
From Estrangement to Dialogue | 5 |
The OrthodoxCatholic Consultation in the United States | 25 |
Introduction to Section One | 37 |
An Agreed Statement on the Holy Eucharist | 45 |
The Mystery of the Church and of the Eucharist in the Light | 53 |
A Response to the Joint International Commission for Theological | 65 |
Introduction to Section Two | 79 |
A Joint Statement | 86 |
Ordination | 150 |
Section 4 | 157 |
A Joint Communiqué of the OrthodoxRoman Catholic | 163 |
Statement on Eastern Europe | 169 |
Uniatism Method of Union of the Past and the Present Search | 175 |
A Response of the OrthodoxRoman Catholic Consultation in | 184 |
Introduction to Section Five | 193 |
An Agreed Statement on Respect for Life | 200 |
Faith Sacraments and the Unity of the Church | 93 |
Joint International Commission 1987 | 105 |
Introduction to Section Three | 115 |
Apostolicity as Gods Gift in the Life of the Church | 125 |
The Sacrament of Order in the Sacramental Structure of | 131 |
A Joint Reaction by the OrthodoxRoman Catholic Consultation | 143 |
Joint Recommendations on the Spiritual Formation of Children | 206 |
Canonical Procedures | 222 |
A Pastoral Statement on OrthodoxRoman Catholic Marriages | 236 |
Chronology of OrthodoxCatholic Consultation in the United | 245 |
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