Dialogue Group Expresses Appreciation for Statement by Pope and Runcie
Episcopal News Service. November 8, 1989 [89229C]
The official Anglican/Roman Catholic dialogue group (ARC-USA) expressed appreciation for the Common Declaration issued by Pope John Paul II and Archbishop Robert Runcie after their meeting in Rome last month. The group sent a letter saying that "following your example, we too recommit ourselves to the quest for visible unity and full ecclesial communion." The letter was signed by Roman Catholic Archbishop John Whealon of Hartford and Episcopal Bishop Theodore Eastman of Maryland, co-chairs of the group. The ARC-USA dialogue was discussing Anglican orders at its meeting, just prior to sending the letter to Runcie and the Pope.