Church unity a Jubilee priority (Vatican).Rome--Pope John Paul's persistence in the pursuit of church unity is steadily being rewarded. At the opening of Christian Unity Week on January 18, some 22 delegations of Christian churches participated. The Holy Father has made reconciliation among Christians a Jubilee Year Jubilee year fiftieth year; liberty proclaimed for all inhabitants. [O.T.: Leviticus 25:8–13] See : Freedom priority. On January 18, six hands opened the Holy Door of St. Paul's
The ceremony was attended by virtually all Orthodox Churches, including Moscow and Constantinople, and the historic Sees of Alexandria, Antioch, Serbia, Romania, and Greece. Among practical difficulties which remain to be settled between Orthodox and Catholics are the properties and churches of Byzantine-rite (Greek Catholic Greek Catholic n. 1. A member of the Eastern Orthodox Church. 2. A member of a Uniat church. Noun 1. Greek Catholic - a member of the Greek Orthodox Church ) churches confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. by the Communists and given to the Orthodox. A coming meeting in Baltimore, USA, June 9-19, will discuss this matter once again. |
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