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Bartholomew I to Open the Faith and Order Plenary Commission Meeting
Contact: World Council of Churches, +41 22 791 6153, +41 79 507 6363, media@wcc-coe.org
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept 28 /Standard Newswire/ -- Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I will open the meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order, which will take place in Kolympari, Crete, Greece, from 7 to 14 October 2009.
At this plenary meeting, the 120 members of the commission, which is seen as Christianity's most representative theological forum, will address the question of Christian unity from new perspectives.
Participants at the Crete gathering will not only address issues that have traditionally divided Christian denominations, but also matters that have become divisive in more recent times even within churches, such as questions of moral discernment.
This new approach will be rooted in a reflection on how churches relate to their sources of theological authority, and developed through case studies illustrating how churches use these references to make moral decisions.
WCC president from Europe Dr Mary Tanner will encourage participants to engage in what she affirms could be the beginning of a new phase in Faith and Order's history.
The main theme of the meeting "Called to be the One Church" will be addressed by:
•Metropolitan Prof. Gennadios of Sassima, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople;
•Rev. Dr Maake Masango, Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa, South Africa;
•Rev. Dr Marianela de la Paz Cot, Episcopal Church in Cuba;
•Dr Minna Hietamäki, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland;
•Sister Ha Fong Maria Ko, Roman Catholic Church, China/Italy.
The discussion on the future of the study "The Nature and Mission of the Church" will be stimulated by contributions from:
•Rev. Dr Paul Collins, Church of England;
•Rev. Dr Hermen Shastri, Methodist Church in Malaysia
•Rev. Dr Viorel Ionita, a Romanian Orthodox Church.
Additional information: Juan Michel,+41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363 media@wcc-coe.org
The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 349 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 million Christians in over 110 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, from the Methodist Church in Kenya. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
