Blog Posts on ecumenism

A Wish for Jewish-Catholic Dialogue in 2012 by Catholic Analysis on Jan 20, 2012Founder of Pave the Way Foundation Speaks on Steps for the Future By Anita Bourdin ROME, JAN. 17, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI’s invitation to promote peace by working with the youth is right on target, according to the Jewish founder of a N...

No "Ecumenical Prayer" at Assisi by The Pinoy Catholic on Oct 19, 2011VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has invited Hindus, Jews, Taoists and Muslims to join him next week for a peace pilgrimage to the hilltop town of Assisi — but they won't pray together because Benedict doesn't want to show different beliefs...

Presbyterian Church ordains first openly homosexual man to presbyterate by The Pinoy Catholic on Oct 12, 2011Yup. They followed the trend of the Episcopalian Church. And boy, (no pun intended.) are they happily shrinking in numbers! And most of those disenchanted are crossing the Tiber! The man, Scott Anderson, 56, said he waited 40 years for the mome...

Benedict XVI to Lutherans: Faith is not something that can be negotiated by The Pinoy Catholic on Sep 24, 2011Guess theologians at MST and Euntes will go nutty about this! Oh yeah, and that honorary Lutheran who is also a Benedictine world-renowned liturgists masking as a Catholic Benedictine monk. He too would throw a nutty. Remember folks, he got the bo...

Christian leaders reach agreement on guidelines for evangelizing by In Defense of the Church on Jul 2, 2011Photo Source: News That MattersCNA STAFF, Jul 1, 2011 / 05:35 am (CNA).- Leaders representing 90 percent of all Christians worldwide issued guidelines on acceptable missionary conduct based on the witness of Christ and the early Church.“The example...

Church' Two Lungs Breathing Together by In Defense of the Church on Jun 26, 2011Patriarch Bartholomew I and Pope Benedict XVI (Source: Taylor Marshall's Blog)ROME, JUNE 23, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople will send a delegation to Rome on June 29, feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.The visit takes place as...

Tiara of Benedict XVI by The Pinoy Catholic on May 28, 2011So many things happened in the past days that this news just slipped me... *** The close up photos of the papal tiara of Benedict XVI.  Click on the images for more details. The photos are from the one who commissioned the tiara, Dieter Phi...

Interview: Christian Unity Difficult but NOT Impossible, Church Historian says by The Aglipayan on May 27, 2011Interview – christian unity difficult but not impossible, church historian says 02/02/2009 BATAC CITY, Philippines — Local Roman Catholics and members of the Philippine Independent Church (IFI), which was founded in times of nationalist r...

Vatican's top ecumenist heads to Moscow for meeting with Orthodox Patriarch by In Defense of the Church on Mar 13, 2011Cardinal Kurt KochVATICAN CITY, Catholic Culture News - Cardinal Kurt Koch, the new president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, travels to Moscow this weekend for his first meeting with leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church.Cardinal Koc...

Orthodox and Catholics by Questions of Faith (answered by Bishop Tagle) on Feb 19, 2011...