{"id":32433,"date":"2016-02-12T16:17:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T22:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=32433"},"modified":"2016-11-10T20:18:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T02:18:04","slug":"joint-declaration-of-pope-francis-and-patriarch-kirill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/12\/joint-declaration-of-pope-francis-and-patriarch-kirill\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those following today’s historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, they have issued a joint declaration<\/a>. I offer a few editorial remarks and reserve the right to chime in a bit later as well, once I have digested the text:<\/p>\n

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  1. The text celebrates the common traditions and concerns of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. The references to Christian birth and rebirth in Cuba and Russia are notable, celebratory remarks;<\/li>\n
  2. The text acknowledges the pain of separation felt by Orthodox and Catholics, manifest in the absence of sharing Eucharistic communion (no. 5);<\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0The text focuses on the challenges of the contemporary world (no. 6), especially the plight of Christian communities in the Middle East. The inclusion of this concern in the declaration was expected (nos. 8-12).<\/li>\n
  4. Particularly notable is the joint lament over the state of affairs in Europe (no. 16); the appeal for Europe to honor religious identity is in stark contrast to the celebration of Christian rebirth in Cuba and Russia.<\/li>\n
  5. I noted the joint appeal to young people to defend God’s truth from secular norms (no. 22). This point, which has many echoes among contemporary Christian leaders, raises a question: can Christianity engage secularism in a meaningful dialogue?<\/li>\n
  6. Nos. 25-27 concern Ukraine. The dismissal of the method of uniatism<\/em> as a path to unity deserves attention, given its tradition of being an obstacle to Orthodox-Catholic unity. I wonder how Ukrainian Greek Catholics will respond to this point, as the text defends their right to exist but does not speak to their mission. Furthermore, how might Catholics contribute to healing the schism among Orthodox in Ukraine (no. 27)? I suspect that many Ukrainians will object to the wording of no. 26, which refuses to implicate any party outside of implicit references to “hostility” and “all the parts involved in the conflict.” The text does not implicate at all, however; there is no naming of the aggressors in nos. 8-12, either.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Will the historic meeting and joint declaration mark a new era in Orthodox-Catholic relations? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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