Prophetic Intelligence Briefings
Rome working towards 'full and visible communion' · February 22, 2010
Catholic News Agency reported that a symposium was held February 8-10, 2010 at the Vatican “to discuss issues presented in a recently released book on ‘important questions for the future direction and content of ecumenical discussion.’” The book edited by Cardinal Walter Kasper, who also hosted the symposium reveals the “results of 40 years of bilateral dialogues between the Catholic Church and four Christian denominations.”
“According to a Vatican communique, theologians from the Roman Catholic Church, the World Lutheran Federation, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, the Anglican Communion and the World Methodist Council met… to discuss the content of the book “Harvesting the Fruits: Basic Aspects of Christian Faith in Ecumenical Dialogue,” released late last year.
“In the course of the three days, the groups discussed parameters for future ecumenical dialogue and considered further actions to work towards the ‘goal of ecumenism, which remains full and visible communion,’ the Vatican reported.”
Please note that the goal of the ecumenical is full, visible, communion with the Catholic Church, with the Pope as the recognized authoritative head of the church. The Reformation churches involved in the this maturing ecumenical dialogue include all the main branches of the Reformation; Lutherans, Calvinists (Reformed), and the Anglicans, plus the Methodists. If these four churches can achieve full, visible communion, it will certainly put a lot of pressure on other protestant churches, including Adventists groups, to do the same thing. Moreover, this will change the dynamics for other churches that are not so involved in the ecumenical movement but who feel insecure about representing the Catholic Church in the way the Bible does. Watch for other churches to join in the action at the Vatican. It will be increasingly difficult to proclaim God’s last message to the world and invite people to come out of that ecumenical and Babylonian system without incurring wrath.
The delegates to the ecumenical sessions even “affirmed that the ability to call together meetings of this nature is a particular ability of Rome, indicating the wider service that the Petrine ministry can offer to ecumenism.”
In other words, the delegates from these churches to this ecumenical meeting look to Rome as the leader of the ecumenical dialogue. The Pope is increasingly seen as the one who can unite Christianity, and as its only authoritative voice.
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Thanks pastor for keeping us updated. Indeed the final movements will be rapid ones.
— Mandy · Wed Feb 24, 06:42 AM · #