Category: Christian-Christian Dialogue
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The Failure of the Churches
The Patriarch of thrice-blessed memory, Ignatius Hazim, says: “The unity of the Church is not that the Catholic become Orthodox; this is a figment of the imagination. We must reform our thinking. The Catholics will not become Orthodox, and the Orthodox will not become Catholics. People do not return to situations that have their justifications.
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“The Lost Unity”
Years pass, and every year the Week of Prayer for the unity of Christianity and the churches is held; but what unity do we hope for? The Patriarch of thrice-blessed memory, Ignatius Hazim, says: ”The unity of the Church is not that the Catholic become Orthodox; this is a figment of the imagination. We must…
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The Enemy Brothers (Week of Prayer for Unity) — Part One
Lazarus Abboud Christian unity is obstructed by two problems: the first is monopoly: the monopoly of the Church on one hand, and second, the desired unity. The Church is defined as the Body of Christ, and the Body of Christ does not accept being divided or fragmented, but when schisms occurred in history and there…
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The Enemy Brothers (The Desired Unity), Part Two
Lazarus Abboud. The second problem that stands in the way of unity among the churches is the desired unity — that is, what kind of unity do we want and seek? The old form of unity? That the churches unite as they were before the fifth century? But this form of unity is impossible, and…
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The Enemy Brothers (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity), Part Three
Part Three, the Conclusion: To the heads of the churches and denominations. Father Lazarus Abboud At this moment in the life of Christians, more than at any previous moment, there is a need to make fateful decisions together, and this generation of religious leadership and heads of churches bears a historic responsibility to take resolute…