Monday, February 23, 2015

Ecumenism According to Joseph Ratzinger

Ecumenism according to Ratzinger: Pluriform unity
In a speech delivered in 1993 the then Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith talked about the path toward unity between the Churches and about possible “intermediate solutions” before full communion could be achieved: “There is a duty to let oneself be purified and enriched by the other”
ANDREA TORNIELLI

A Nice Gesture But..

Do we need these sort of honorary titles given by papal fiat if we are working towards reconciliation? It may strike some to be more of the mindset of promoting "diversity" in a Rome-centered Church that guides the selection of cardinals. Does the Christian East pay any attention to such titles?


Vatican Insider
Armenian Weekly

Bartholomew I's Lenten Message

If a failure in charity, when it was especially needed to overcome linguistic differences, led to a 1000 year separation between churches, we should be very careful to learn from this lest we offend our Lord. Let us take care during this time of Lent.

Why can't we have temples like this in the U.S.?


Supposedly this is a photo of Resurrection Church in Kfarakka, Lebanon.