Catholic-Orthodox dialogue studies primacy, conciliarity

Published: 2005-06-24

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation continued discussions of authority and governance in the church at a three-day June session in Crestwood, N.Y. Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh and Catholic Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk of Cincinnati co-chaired the June 6-8 meeting at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. In addition to their theological discussions, focusing on questions of primacy and conciliarity, the theologians and church leaders exchanged information on recent major events in the lives of their churches. Among topics discussed at the June session were the definitions of the primacy of the bishop of Rome by the First Vatican Council in 1870, an 1875 statement by the German bishops on episcopal powers and Orthodox encyclicals of 1848 and 1895 expressing Orthodox views on the actions and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church during that period.

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