11E – Ecumenism and Catholic Identity

An exploration of International ecumenical action.

Praire Centre for Ecumenism calls the churches to visible reconciliation and unity.

The World Council of Churches works towards unity, common witness and effective service.

World-wide Faith News is a data base of news releases and other documents, including policy statements, from the news offices of national and world faith groups.

Ecumenisim is a complex reality to explore.

Adherents.com is a statistics collection about church denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribal and cultural movement of all types. Categorised alphabetically and geographically.

The Catholic Encyclopedia gives a very full treatment of ecumenism. Sections include:

1. The Principles of the Church’s Unity
2. Unity in the Early Church and its Causes
3. Christendom’s Divisions and the Causes
4. Reunion Movements in the Past
5. Reunion Movements in the Present
6. Conditions of Reunion
7. Prospects of Reunion.

Practical ways of being Ecumenical.

Taize is an ecumenical community located in Southeast France. This community is famous for its music.

Interchurch Families aims to strengthen couple’s unity while maintaining an active role in two churches..

Project Ploughshares promotes disarmament and demilitarisation, the peaceful resolution of political conflict.

The Catholic Church is committed to Ecumenism. Find out what the Church says and does regarding Ecumenism.

Encyclical Letter on the Catholic Church’s Commitment to Ecumenism. (Ut Unum Sint)

Decree on Ecumenism – Unitatis Redintegratio.

Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite.

John Paul II summarises the call to Catholics to have an active role in Ecumenism.

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops talk about Ecumenism.

Declaration “Dominus Iesus” on the Unicity and salvific universality of Jesus Christ and the Church.

Catholics have much in common with other Christian Churches . Find out more about other Christian traditions.

Some of the major international churches broadly of the same tradition or who hold the same beliefs.

• Anglican Communion and What do Anglican’s believe?
• Baptist World Alliance
• Church of the Brethren
• Friends World Committee for Consultation Friends are often called Quakers.
• General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
• Lutheran World Federation
• Salvation Army
• World Alliance of Reformed Churches
• World Convention of Churches of Christ

The Ecumenical movement in Aotearoa New Zealand is led by the Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand.

• The Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand.
• The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.
• The Catholic Church in New Zealand.
• The Greek Orthodox Church in New Zealand.
• The Methodist Church in New Zealand
• The Presbyterian Church.
• The Baptist Church  in New Zealand.
• The Salvation Army in New Zealand.

Ways in which various Christian communities are looking at what they share and how they can be more united with one another.

The speech given by John Paul II  when he met  the Greek Orthodox Patriarchs, at an Ecumenical meeting at the Greek-Orthodox Cathedral.

John Paul apologises for the sins against our Orthodox brothers and sisters.

The Catholic and Lutheran Churches common statement on the Doctorine of Justification. This follows on from much longer Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.

Reconciliation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Mennonites.