U.S. Catholic-Anglican dialogue discusses Mary, church authority

Published: 2006-04-13

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Mary, church authority and communion were among topics discussed March 30-April 2 during the 60th meeting of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation in the USA. The national dialogue group, commonly referred to as ARC-USA, devoted most of its session to reflections on "Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ," the document issued by the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Consultation at its 2004 meeting in Seattle. At the ARC-USA meeting, held in Belleville, Ill., four participants presented papers on the document on Mary: two on its use of Scripture, one on how the document deals with baptism, and one on the role of the faithful in the reception of church teachings on Mary. Assumptionist Father George Tavard gave a paper on the understanding of communion in ARCIC documents and in the Windsor Report, an internal Anglican document issued in 2004. Jon Nilson, a Catholic theologian, and the Rev. Ellen Wondra, an Episcopal theologian, received feedback on their joint draft paper on the regional levels of authority in the Anglican and Catholic churches.

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