| Resolution Number: | 1979-A037 |
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| Title: | Affirm Anglican-Roman Catholic Statements on the Eucharist and Ministry |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
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Resolved, That this 66th General Convention of the Episcopal Church affirms that the documents on Eucharistic Doctrine and Ministry and Ordination provide a statement of the faith of this Church in the matters concerned and form a basis upon which to proceed in furthering the growth towards unity of the Episcopal Church with the Roman Catholic Church.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 1979 (New York: General Convention, 1980), p. C-42. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Ecumenical Relations |
House of Bishops
House of Bishops
On the fourth day, the Bishop of West Missouri, Member of the Committee on Ecumenical Relations, moved the adoption of Resolution A-37 as amended.
Whereas, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Michael Ramsay, and Pope Paul VI met in 1966, and an International Commission from the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches was established as a result of the meeting for "serious dialogue which, founded on the Gospels and on the ancient common traditions, may lead to that unity in truth, for which Christ prayed;" and
Whereas, the General Conventions of 1967 and 1970 stated that the purpose of our official dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church is full communion and organic unity with that Church; and
Whereas, the International Commission has now issued completed statements on Eucharistic Doctrine (1971) and Ministry and Ordination (1973) from the agenda assigned to it, to which reactions have been gathered from around the world, and in view of such reactions, to which further elucidations have been issued by the Commission; and
Whereas, the Common Declaration signed in Rome on April 29, 1977, by Pope Paul VI and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Donald Coggan, stated "the moment will shortly come when the respective authorities of both churches must evaluate the conclusions of the Agreed Statement. . . through procedures appropriate to our respective Communions, so that both of them may be led along the path towards unity"; be it
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That this 66th General Convention of the Episcopal Church affirms that the documents on Eucharistic Doctrine and Ministry and Ordination provide a statement of the faith of this Church in the matters concerned and form a basis upon which to proceed in furthering the growth towards unity of the Episcopal Church with the Catholic Church.
The motion was seconded by the Bishop of Southern Ohio.
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #33)
House of Deputies
On the eighth day, the Committee on Ecumenical Affairs presented its Report #4 on Resolution A-37 as amended in HB Message #33, and recommended concurrence with the Resolution as amended by the House of Bishops.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #98)
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations, Reports to the 66th General Convention, 1979, pp. AA-33-AA-84. |
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| Abstract: | The 66th General Convention affirms that documents on Eucharist doctrine, ministry, and ordination issued by an international commission established by the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury provide a statement of the faith of this Church and form a basis for unity with the Roman Catholic Church. |