An unfinished agenda: the question of Roman Catholic membership of the World Council of Churches, 1968-1975.(WCC-Roman Catholic Relations: Two Historical Perspectives)

From: The Ecumenical Review | Date: July 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

The Roman Catholic Church considered membership in the World Council of Churches over a four-year period from 1969 to 1972, but the proposals resulted in failure due to a number of insurmountable obstacles. Those obstacles included a lack of openness to democratic procedures by the Roman Catholic Church, a perceived ineffectiveness of the World Council of Churches, and a lack of realism on both sides. Consideration of the concept of catholicity suggests a parallel development by Roman and non-Roman churches toward ecumenism.

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