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Anglican - Roman Catholic Relations: A statement from the Informal Talks

Posted On : November 26, 2009 10:56 AM | Posted By : Webmaster
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Following the meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of
Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, at the Vatican on 21 November 2009, at
which they reaffirmed their desire to strengthen ecumenical relations
between Anglicans and Roman Catholics, a preparatory committee met on 23
November 2009 to prepare the third phase of the Anglican-Roman Catholic
International Commission (ARCIC). It has been decided that this phase
will begin within the coming year.

This third phase will deal with fundamental questions regarding the
Church as Communion - Local and Universal, and how in communion the
local and universal Church comes to discern right ethical teaching.

Over the coming months members will be nominated to the Commission, and
a date for its first meeting will be announced.

> Notes:

The Informal Talks are an annual meeting between the Pontifical Council
for Promoting Christian Unity and representatives of the Anglican
Communion under the joint chairmanship of Cardinal Kasper, chair of the
Pontifical Council, and Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the
Anglican Communion. The meeting took place at the Anglican Centre in
Rome.

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