The Catholic-Orthodox agreement document of Munich 1982
Thirty years later, a Protestant rereading
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This article focuses on the Catholic-Orthodox agreement document adopted in Munich in 1982 within the framework of the official theological dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches. Élisabeth Parmentier, a Protestant theologian, offers an analytical and appreciative reading of it, examining the doctrinal foundations on which this text rests. She highlights the Trinitarian, relational and pneumatological conception of the Church that structures the agreement, and shows how it constitutes a significant consensus on fundamental ecclesiological elements common to both traditions. The theological contribution of the article lies in the identification of the specific contribution of Orthodox theology to the ecumenical movement: by broadening ecclesiological reflection beyond purely institutional questions, it offers a doctrinal framework capable of grounding a wider rapprochement between Christian Churches.
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