Religion

News

Next session of the Orthodox-Catholic Theological Dialogue opens in Cyprus

Moscow, October 19, Interfax – Next session of the International Joint Commission for Orthodox-Catholic Theological Dialogue opened last weekend on Cyprus.

This time, the meeting focused on “the role of Bishop of Rome in the communion of the Church in the 1st millennium,” the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations has reported on its website.

The Russian Church offered the Joint Commission its critical commentaries even before the session opened.

The Russian Church delegation chaired by the DECR head Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk participates in the session, which is to last till October 23.

Commission held its previous session in October 2007 in Ravenna. Then, the Moscow Patriarchate delegation left the session as its members didn’t agree to participation of the so-called “Estonian Apostolic Church” established by the Constantinople Patriarchate on the Russian Church canonical territory in 1996. In the absence of the Russian Church representatives, the participants adopted a final document defining their joint view on the nature of rule in the Ecumenical Church.

Later, commenting on the adopted document Walter Kasper, the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, spoke about "real breakthrough" in the dialogue between Orthodox and Catholics. However, the Russian Church didn’t share his optimism and reproached the Holy See for its attempts to impose Catholic model of administration with the Pope ruling on Orthodox world.

Print this page

Home

News

.	Customize latest news

• Three people belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir detained in Dagestan 20 June 2013, 10:46
• Ban on adoption of Russian children by gays is Russia's sovereign choice - Russian Orthodox Church 19 June 2013, 13:49
• G8 concerned by the increasingly sectarian nature of the Syrian conflict 19 June 2013, 10:29
• Baptist dissenters hold "illegal religious gatherings" in Uzbekistan – media 18 June 2013, 15:14
• Human rights center of World Russian People's Council asks to recognize Judas and Jesus cartoon as extremist 17 June 2013, 15:07
• Prokhorov opposes homosexuality propaganda ban 17 June 2013, 13:14
• Secret religious schools with kidnapped pupils discovered in Tajikistan 17 June 2013, 12:33
• Patriarch Kirill visits Estonia 15 June 2013, 12:53
• To invite priest to a wedding in "en vogue" in China 14 June 2013, 14:09
• Female painter decorates a church in Volgograd Region on her own 14 June 2013, 14:08
• One of United Russia leaders slams Western criticism of gay propaganda bill 14 June 2013, 10:07
• Man goes on the rampage in Moscow church 14 June 2013, 10:02
• Putin says important to preserve interethnic, interreligious peace in Russia 13 June 2013, 18:02
• Same-sex unions may become European value – Russian MP 13 June 2013, 17:31
• Decision to transfer Schneerson library to Tolerance Center is Solomon's decision - Russia's chief rabbi 13 June 2013, 17:10
• Putin hopes that transferring Schneerson library to Jewish Museum will resolve issue (updated) 13 June 2013, 16:22
• Patriarch Kirill to visit Estonia 13 June 2013, 13:29
• Russia will reject Germany's criticism of homosexuality propaganda bill - Duma deputy 13 June 2013, 10:04
• Russian LGBT leader to sue co-author of bill on fines for homosexual propaganda 13 June 2013, 10:02
• Putin says he, his wife were not married in church 11 June 2013, 20:04
• Bill on fines for homosexual propaganda among minors passes Duma 11 June 2013, 19:55
• Duma passes bill criminalizing insults to religious believer's feelings (updated) 11 June 2013, 17:45
• Head of Muslim Union of Kazakhstan released after seven days 11 June 2013, 17:42
• Most Russians want propaganda of homosexuality to be banned – poll 11 June 2013, 15:47
• OIC to continue working on legitimization of Palestinian state 11 June 2013, 15:43
• HRW urges Russia not to pass bill banning propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations 11 June 2013, 11:56
• Covert Islamic group leader convicted in Uzbekistan 10 June 2013, 16:19
• State Duma to ban adoptions of children by same-sex couples next week 10 June 2013, 14:26
• Anti-clerical rally held in Tomsk 10 June 2013, 10:04
• Monks shouldn't use Internet - Patriarch Kirill 10 June 2013, 10:03

Other news